Smith v. Designers Industries, Inc.

PEARSON, Judge.

Plaintiff, appellant herein, brought an action for rent, and the defendant counterclaimed for the alleged wrongful termination of his lease. The cause came on for trial before the court without a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the court, upon motion granted an order in the nature of a directed verdict against the plaintiff. Thereafter, upon trial of the counterclaim, the court found for the defendant-counter-claimant and assessed its damages at $1,-677. Upon the entry of final judgment the plaintiff appealed and assigned as error the direction of the verdict upon his…