Eberhardt v. Harkless

PHILIPS, District Judge.

At the trial of this case to a jury tne •court directed a verdict for the defendants on the plaintiff’s testimony. The only question to be determined on this motion is as to whether ■•that direction was correct, regardless of any reasons assigned by the -court in passing upon the demurrer to the evidence.

*817The theory of the plaintiff’s petition is that he had a contract with the Missouri & Kansas Telephone Company, through its agents and representatives, in settlement of a claim for personal injury received by him while in the employ of the company; the substance of…