103 P.2d 777 | Kan. | 1940
The opinion of the court was delivered by
This was an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained in an automobile casualty which resulted from defendant’s negligence. The jury answered special questions and returned a general verdict for plaintiff for one dollar. Prior to the trial, and proceeding under G. S. 1935, 60-2936, defendant had served upon plaintiff’s attorney a written offer to permit judgment to be taken in the sum of fifty dollars. The court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the amount of the verdict and costs to the date of the offer mentioned. ' Plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial, which was considered by the court and overruled. The appeal is from the order of the court overruling the motion for a new trial. This limits the questions for review in this court to those involved in the motion for a new trial. (Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Hawkins Marble & Tile Co., 148 Kan. 744, 84 P. 2d 875.)
There is no abstract of the evidence, and neither the abstract nor the brief of appellant contains any assignment of error. The most we can do is to look at the motion for a new trial. The motion was upon the ground, first, of erroneous rulings and instructions of the court in this: While the jury was deliberating upon its verdict its foreman sent a note to the trial judge asking if the jury found negligence of defendant “in part” whether they might assess the court costs to him. The court replied in writing that any judgment which
Judgments of trial courts are not reversed simply because a litigant is not satisfied. Appellant must show error of the trial court to his prejudice. No such showing is made here.
The judgment of the court below is affirmed.