Tough v. Ives

This case came before us for hearing on two motions. The first was a motion by the defendant that this court order the trial court either *606to render judgment on the verdict returned by the jury or to set that verdict aside. The second was a motion by the plaintiffs to dismiss the defendant’s appeal because no final judgment has been rendered. Counsel were fully heard on the merits of both motions.

After a trial, the jury on March 14,1968, returned a verdict for the defendant which the court accepted and ordered recorded. The jury were then discharged. The following day the plaintiffs filed a…