Potter v. Great Northern Railway Co.

Action to recover for the loss of household furniture destroyed by fire. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $1,156. Defend ant made the usual alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding or for a new trial. The plaintiff has appealed from an order granting the motion for judgment.

Whether a verdict can be sustained is usually determined, by the evidence tending to support it. Anderson v. City of St. Cloud, 133 Minn. 467, 158 N. W. 417. But, in a case of this kind involving the source of the destructive fire, we must look also to the evidence tending to show an equal or greater…