Voight v. Nanz

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for directed verdict.

The verdict was submitted to the jury in the form of a single question as to how much money was owed to the plaintiff by the defendant. Neither party objected to the form of the verdict. Nor were any objections made on the record to any of the instructions given to the jury. The defendant on appeal claims that on the evidence adduced at the trial he was entitled to a directed verdict that he owed the plaintiff $2,277.16.

*715“[A] verdict should only be directed against a plaintiff…