Searock, Inc. v. Babcock

Appellant, Searock Inc., d/b/a Allied Marine, appeals an adverse final judgment on directed verdict in favor of appellee, Edward Vose Babcock. We reverse.

Babcock brought suit against Searock for breach of an escrow agreement in connection with a failed purchase/sale transaction. At the conclusion of Babcock’s case-in-chief, both parties filed motions for directed verdict. The trial court granted plaintiff Bab-cock’s motion.

Simply, the trial court erred in granting a directed verdict for Babcock and in depriving Searock of the ability to present its case. Precedent fails to support the…