City of Newman Grove v. Primrose

At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court directed a verdict against the plaintiff, City of Newman Grove (City), and dismissed its petition to enjoin Dale R. and Alice H. Primrose from violating ordinances prohibiting storage of “junk” motor vehicles on their residentially zoned property. The City appeals.

In order to sustain a motion for a directed verdict . . . the court resolves the controversy as a matter of law and may do so only when the facts are such that reasonable minds can draw but one conclusion. Patterson v. Swarr, May, Smith & Anderson, 238 Neb. 911, 473 N.W.2d 94…