Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance

The principal issue of this case is whether the trial court erred in granting defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

Propriety of the Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict

The defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was granted by order for judgment dated October 30, 1975. The function of the motion was therefore controlled by that case law preceding the effective date of the new post-verdict motion statute, sec. 805.14 (5) (b), Stats. (1975). Sec. 801.01(3), Stats. (1975). The function and proper use of this motion was summarized by this…