Marlowe v. RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY

CAMPBELL, Judge.

To say the least, the procedure in this case was unusual. After the parties had stipulated that the judge try the case without a jury, they then proceeded with a jury trial. A judgment was entered wherein the trial judge found facts and made conclusions of law as though there had been no jury trial and then allowed a motion for a directed verdict and dismissed the three actions. Thus, a combination trial was conducted, which is novel.

Despite the novel procedure, we do not find any error in the result obtained.

The stipulated facts and the uncontradicted evidence show:

1. Jackie…