Seibly v. City of Sunnyside

This action was brought to recover the value of household goods and personal effects destroyed by fire, alleged to be due to the negligence of the defendants. The case was tried to the court and a jury, and at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence a nonsuit was granted as. to the defendants Walter Krous and J. A. Krous. The trial proceeded as to the other defendant, the city of Sunnyside, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the sum of $1,576.25. Motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and, in the alternative, for a new trial, being interposed and overruled,…