Anderson Ex Rel. Anderson v. Butler

BRANCH, Justice.

Initially we are confronted with plaintiffs’ contention that defendants are not entitled to present as an assignment of error the denial of their Motions for directed verdicts upon appeal since they assigned no grounds for the Motions in the trial court. ;

Rule 50(a) requires that “A motion for a directed verdict shall state the specific grounds therefor.”

The Federal Courts have construed the identical provisions in their Rule 50(a) of the Federal Rules to mean that the requirement is mandatory. Capital Transportation Company v. Compton, 187 F. 2d 844 (8th Cir. 1951); Atlantic…