Friend v. Holman

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Gary Friend (Appellant) appeals the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, Ranny Holman (Respondent). In this civil suit, Appellant sued Respondent, seeking to recover from Respondent $8,000 in cash taken from a desk drawer located in Appellant’s home. At the close of all the evidence the trial court sustained Respondent’s motion for a directed verdict for failure to make a submissible case and dismissed the jury.

Statement of Facts

Under the standard of review, discussed infra, the facts are as follows: Between the dates of June 20, 1991 and June…