Wiebke v. Mann

This is a companion case to one by the same plaintiffs against Carl L. Erickson and Sophie Erickson, 189 Minn. 102, 248 N. W. 702. The present case was tried just before the trial of the Erickson case. At the close of the evidence for defendant and before presenting any evidence, in rebuttal, plaintiffs were permitted to rest for the purpose of moving for a directed verdict. Such motion was then made and granted, and the court directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of plaintiffs. Thereafter defendant moved for a new trial on the ground that the court erred in directing the verdict and…