Farnham v. Anderson

This case was submitted to the jury upon its merits, without a motion for a nonsuit, a verdict, or judgment having been interposed by the defendant. The jury disagreed and were discharged. The defendant then moved for judgment, on the ground that the evidence in the case would not warrant a verdict for the plaintiff on the issue raised by the pleadings. The motion was denied, and the defendant excepted. We are therefore called upon to consider whether the question of the sufficiency of evidence to support a material issue in a case can be raised by a motion made at this stage of the…