Keen v. Davis

,Mr. Justice House

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we are called upon to resolve the differences between the several appellate courts as to whether a post-trial motion must be filed following a directed verdict as a prerequisite to appeal. The circuit court of Wayne County directed a verdict for all defendants at the close of plaintiff’s case. No post-trial motion was filed. The Appellate Court, Fifth District, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the appeal and reversed the judgment. (76 Ill. App. 2d 49.) We granted leave to appeal.

The appellate courts have been sharply…