Lowe v. Vermont Savings Bank
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit to recover money deposited in the defendant bank, in the name of the plaintiff. Plea, the general issue and payment. Trial by jury at the September Term, 1915, Washington County, Slack, J., presiding. At the close of the evidence, both parties moved for a verdict. Verdict directed for the plaintiff to recover $1,856.51. The plaintiff excepted, claiming that the verdict should have been directed for a larger sum. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, J.
At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict in favor of the plaintiff, which should not include the certain item in dispute of one thousand dollars, or its dividends or interest, altogether amounting to the sum of $2,050.19. The plaintiff moved for a directed verdict in her favor which should include said amount in dispute. It was conceded by counsel for both parties that the evidence presented no question for the jury. The court directed a verdict for the plaintiff to recover the sum of $1,856.51 and costs of the present term, which verdict excluded the said…
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