Hansen v. Andersen

Plaintiff’s action is for damages claimed to have resulted because the defendant, a building contractor, failed to construct a granary in accordance with the original plans and specifications, as claimed to have been agreed upon by the parties. Upon submission to a jury of the several issues involved a verdict Avas returned for the plaintiff. The defendant filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict and, in the alternative, a motion for new trial. Honorable M. H. Kepler, the trial judge, became ill shortly thereafter and subsequently died. He did not rule on the motions. At a later…