Hunt v. Portland Baseball Club

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment which the circuit court entered in favor of the defendant after it had sustained a motion made by the latter for the award of judgment to it notwithstanding the verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiff. The amount of the verdict was $2,450. The judgment notwithstanding the verdict recited:

“It appearing to the court that a motion had been made by defendant for a directed verdict; that said motion, in the opinion of the court, should have been granted.”

The plaintiff’s cause was based upon a charge that August 8, 1952, while the plaintiff,…