Tyler v. Estate of McDougal

Carter, District Judge.

The plaintiff in this case filed a claim against the estate of Mary A. McDougal, deceased, alleging that she loaned Mary A. McDougal the sum of $500 in her lifetime that had never been repaid. The answer filed was a general denial. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s testimony, the defendant rested its case and both parties moved for a directed verdict. The trial court sustained plaintiff’s *535motion and entered judgment for the full amount prayed for. From an order overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial, defendant brings this appeal.

The main questions involved are…