Martin v. Sixty-Third & Halsted State Savings Bank

Mr. Presiding Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

At the conclusion of all the evidence in the trial of an action seeking damages for fraud and deceit defendants moved for a directed verdict in their favor; the court, acting under section 68 of the Civil Practice Act, reserved its ruling and permitted the case to go to the jury; a verdict was returned against these two defendants for $10,800; the court then entered its judgment against plaintiff, notwithstanding the verdict, and plaintiff appeals to this court.

Plaintiff’s claim is based upon the sale to him by defendants of a…