Pound v. Brown

Plaintiff’s action for real-estate broker’s commission was tried to a jury resulting in a verdict for plaintiff. From judgment notwithstanding the verdict, plaintiff appeals.

Where motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict has been sustained, the rule, like that involving directed verdicts, is that plaintiff is entitled to the most favorable construction her evidence will reasonably bear. Rules of Civil Procedure, 344 (f)2; Meier v. Phillips, 256 Iowa 757, 759, 129 N.W.2d 92, 94. There is no substantial factual dispute.

Plaintiff is a resident licensed real-estate broker in Kirks-ville,…