Elwell v. Barrows Coal Co., Inc.

At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict on nine different grounds, assigned in that number of different paragraphs. In its brief defendant says it "moved for a directed verdict for the following, among other, reasons: * * *." Then are given three reasons, the first of which is not found among those in fact assigned at the time the motion was made. This being so, the reason now thus assigned is not further noticed.

The second ground now assigned is "That the plaintiff's wife was not shown to be free from contributory negligence." The ground thus now stated is…