Knefel v. Daly

delivered the -opinion of the court.

Defendant in error recovered a judgment against plaintiffs in error in an action of forcible entry and detainer. Upon the trial below the court peremptorily directed a verdict for the defendant in error, upon which verdict the judgment was rendered. The only questions presented here are as to the evidence warranting this peremptory direction by the trial court, and as to the propriety of an order amending the verdict. The bill of exceptions shows that the verdict found in terms “ the defendant guilty,” and by the amendment it was made to read “ the…