Blais v. Blowers

Plaintiff sued below on his bill for professional services in surveying a tract of land owned by the defendant. Trial was by court, with plaintiff the only witness. At the conclusion of his testimony, defendant moved for judgment *489and presented no evidence. Some seven months later, with no apparent reason for the delay, the trial court entered judgment for the defendant. It made no findings or conclusions of law. Plaintiff appeals, claiming the trial court should have taken the evidence in the light most favorable to him and ruled in his favor even though defendant did not originally contract…