Rochester Civic Theatre, Inc. v. Maria Ramsay

GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff Rochester Civic Theatre, Inc. appeals from an adverse jury verdict finding the appellee-defendant Maria Ramsay not liable on a $40,000 charitable subscription pledge and from the trial court’s refusal to sustain a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative granting a new trial. This is a diversity case governed by Minnesota law.

Plaintiff is a Minnesota non-profit corporation and is organized and devoted to legitimate theater presentations in Rochester, Minnesota. The theater is a community effort with about three thousand…