Turner Outdoor Advertising, Ltd. v. Old South Corp.

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff Turner Outdoor Advertising, Ltd., brought this action against defendant Old South Corporation to recover monthly payments allegedly due under a contract for billboard advertising. Neither party conducted pre-trial discovery and the case came on for jury trial. During the presentation of plaintiff’s case, evidence was presented which showed the original contract between the parties to this action had been superseded by a new contract which added an additional party as an obligor to the plaintiff. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, defendant moved for directed verdict…