Holt v. Jamieson

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, James Jamieson, Jr. (defendant), appeals from the order of the trial court granting plaintiff, Matthew Holt (plaintiff), a new trial without specification of the grounds. The trial court had previously granted defendant’s motion for directed verdict. We affirm in part and remand accordingly and reverse in part.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether an oral agreement between the parties was supported by consideration thereby creating a contract.

The evidence viewed in a light most favorable to plaintiff discloses that an agreement between plaintiff and…