Rea v. Rea

Jack Rea appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the widow and estate of his deceased brother Ed in a suit to collect funds unpaid on a verbal loan agreement between the brothers.

The principal issues are (1) whether the court erred in submitting the issue of the statute of limitations to the jury and (2) whether the court erred in denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

No error is assigned to the instructions1 on the grounds they misstated the law.2 Instead, Jack's position is that the *498court should have decided as a matter of law that his claim was brought within the…