Smith v. Housing Authority

Mary Smith and William Smith brought this action against' the defendant. Subsequently, William died, and it was agreed that the ease might be tried as if Mary were the sole plaintiff. The trial was to the jury, who returned a plaintiff’s verdict. Thereafter the defendant filed two motions, one to set the verdict aside and the other for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Both were denied by the court, and the defendant has appealed from the judgment then rendered.

Assignments of error are addressed to the denial of the two motions referred to. Contrary to the former practice, which required…