Federal Land Bank of Omaha v. Houck

This action was instituted by the Federal Land Bank of Omaha to recover a deficiency judgment against defendant Houck upon a mortgage indebtedness of one Scott. The complaint alleged that defendant had assumed and agreed to pay the Scott indebtedness. The answer pleads fraud. The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict for defendant. The appeal is from the judgment. The Federal Land Bank, hereinafter referred to as the Bank, moved for a directed verdict at the close of the testimony and predicates error upon the ruling of the trial court upon that motion.

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