Mid-Country Meats, Inc. v. Woodruff-Evans Construction

DONIELSON, Judge.

Plaintiff corporation appeals the dismissal of its petition alleging breach of a construction contract entered upon defendant contractor’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the jury’s failure to return a verdict after deliberating three days and remaining deadlocked in a four to four split vote on liability. On appeal the plaintiff contends that the trial court erred (1) by sustaining defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the jury’s failure to return a verdict; (2) by refusing to give plaintiff’s requested jury instructions regarding the applicable standard of…