Gillespie v. Martin

The two above-entitled suits were instituted to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiffs when a hotel alleged to have been owned by defendants caught fire and burned, at a time when they were guests therein.

On the trial, at the conclusion of all the evidence, the trial judge sustained the motion of defendants for a directed verdict in their favor, and the suits were dismissed. Plaintiffs seasonably moved for a new trial, which motions were overruled by the court on August 24, 1936. The following* provision is contained in the order overruling the…