Maxson v. Tomek

This case and five others,* all relating to the same transaction, were tried together. Special verdicts were rendered by the jury upon questions of fact submitted in writing by the court, after which the court directed general verdicts. Court and counsel treated these questions and special verdicts as effectual in all the cases on trial to which they might logically apply and proceeded throughout the trial on that theory. In this action and the action of Albert Tomek against Reynolds and Beatrice Maxson the special verdicts were consistent but the general verdicts directed were inconsistent…