Ramsey ex rel. Twin City Fire Insurance v. Ivey

WALDEN, Judge.

Plaintiffs’ automobile was damaged by-fire in defendant’s garage while being repaired by defendant’s employee. A negligence suit ensued with the court directing a verdict in favor of the defendant at the conclusion of all the evidence. Plaintiffs appeal from the final judgment entered. We reverse.

The rule governing directed verdicts, the application of which will be dispositive of this appeal, is “that if no evidence is introduced upon which the jury may lawfully find a verdict for one party, the jury may be directed to find for the opposite party. Where there is some…