Southern Railway Co. v. Adams

1. The direct exception to the direction of the verdict in the plaintiff’s favor was not made within the time required by law. Civil Code, § 6152.

2. A motion for a new trial based solely upon the general grounds, that the verdict is contrary to law and evidexxce, raises only the question Whether there was any evidence to authox-ize the verdict. The fact that this verdict may have been returned by direction of the court does not alter the rule. Under such an assignment of eri'or the coux-t can not detennine whether this directed verdict was error; for there may have been some evidence which…