County of Clallam v. Clump

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt, C. J.

The issues made by thie pleadings in this action were tried to "a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for a part only of its claim. The plaintiff made a motion to vacate and set aside this verdict for errors of law occurring upon the trial to which it had excepted.

Thereafter the defendants also moved for a new trial *594for reasons set out in the motion. The two motions were submitted to the court without argument, and an order was made by it which in terms granted the motion of the defendants, and set aside the verdict, and…