Cook v. Wolverine Stockyards Co.

A jury returned verdict for plaintiffs. The court entered judgment non obstante veredicto for defendant. We granted plaintiffs leave to appeal in the nature of mandamus. The case has come up on a settled record without bill of exceptions or settled case, defendant, as appellee, thus having been left with the alternative of assuming the burden of procuring an expensive transcript of an extended trial and, as cross appellant, preparing and noticing a proposed bill of exceptions in order to urge here the other grounds it advanced below in support of its motions for new trial and judgment non…