Lawrence v. Farwell

1. The defendant seasonably moved for a directed verdict “as to each and every item” of the plaintiff’s specification ‘“because upon the evidence a verdict for the plaintiff would not be warranted.” So far as this motion called for a ruling that upon no possible view of the evidence could the plaintiff recover anything, it was properly denied. The evidence of both parties demonstrated that for many years before the death of the testator the plaintiff worked for him as a house keeper, and there was evidence that upon three occasions, at least, the testator made statements in which he…