Warren Et Ux v. Parsons Et Ux

The plaintiffs brought this action to recover general and punitive damages for an alleged wrongful eviction. The jury returned a plaintiffs’ verdict for both general and punitive damages and the defendants appeal.

The defendants make only two assignments of error. (1) That the trial court erred in failing to sustain defendants’ motion for an involuntary nonsuit after plaintiffs had rested, and (2) the trial court erred in denying defendants’ motion for a directed verdict after all of the evidence had been submitted.

It is, of course, a well-established rule of law, requiring no citation of…