Patanyi v. Davis

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

The trial began against three defendants: Davis, Jr., as executor of F. E. Davis, deceased; Davis, Jr., in dividually; and the North Side Laundry Company, a corporation. The court entered a nonsuit as to Davis, individually, refused defendants’ request for binding instructions, and submitted the case to the jury who found for defendants. Plaintiff moved for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against (a) the evidence, (b) the law, and (c) the weight of the evidence; later, he filed an additional reason complaining of the instruction to the jury on the…