First Bank & Trust v. Parker Bros., Inc.

BAKES, Justice.

First Bank & Trust Company of Idaho (bank) brought this action to collect an alleged debt. A jury trial was held, and a verdict was rendered in favor of the defendant, Parker Brothers, Inc. On November 19, 1984, the bank made a timely I.R. C.P. 50(b) motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial under Rule 59(a). After considering oral argument and the briefs in support of the bank’s motion, the district court denied it on February 28, 1985. Over one month later, on April 4,1985, the bank filed a “motion for reconsideration” of the denial…