Chopping v. First National Bank of Lander

Plaintiff commenced an action against the defendant, H. J. Chopping, and others to recover judgment on a note in the sum of $40,000 and to foreclose two mortgages alleged to have been executed and delivered to plaintiff by the defendant Chopping as security for such indebtedness. Upon trial of the case with a jury present a verdict was returned for the defendants and judgment was entered in accordance therewith. On motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative for a new trial, the trial court set the verdict and judgment aside on the grounds that the findings of the…