Stout v. Clayton

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in which the trial court refused to set aside a deed of property from Lillie Stout to the defendants. Plaintiff, O’Neil Stout, the divorced husband of Lillie, sues as guardian of the estate of their adopted son, John. Defendants are Mary Ann Metz and Martha Clayton, Lillie’s two older sisters, and, nominally, their husbands. After the jury verdict for plaintiff, the trial judge disregarded the jury finding of nondelivery of the deed and rendered judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Although this Court agrees…