Fisher v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

The plaintiff, Zona Fisher, appeals from an order of the trial court setting aside a plaintiff’s verdict for $7,000 and entering judgment for defendant, Sears, Roebuck & Company. We will continue to refer to the parties as plaintiff and defendant.

This court on appeal has one controlling question before it. Did the trial court properly set aside a verdict in favor of plaintiff and enter judgment in favor of defendant at the close of a jury trial?

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