Edwards, Guardian v. Hoevet

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment which the circuit court entered in favor of the defendant after it had sustained a motion made by the defendant for the entry of judgment in his favor notwithstanding the return by the jury of a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The motion of the defendant and the order entered by the court were pursuant to the practice authorized by 1945 Oregon Laws, chapter 149. The order which sustained the motion and entered judgment for the defendant also awarded a new trial.

It is clear that the appellant’s cause of action, as stated in her complaint,…