Schmidt v. Lloyd

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from the district court of Lincoln County. It appears that this cause was tried before Honorable Frank I. Haswell, sitting without a jury. Prior to rendering a decision Judge Haswell was appointed an associate justice of this court but the parties stipulated that the judge might retain jurisdiction of the cause and his decision was given on September 21, 1967.

At the trial the plaintiffs were represented by the firm of Rockwood and Sykes, the defendants by Marshall Murray, Esq. Robert C. Sykes, following…