Harper v. Pratt

Maurine Hill Harper and Rosemary Hill Floyd, plaintiffs below, appeal from an order of the district court of Pontotoc county, Okla., sustaining motions for new trial filed by B. A. Pratt and Lee Bray, defendants below. Their primary contention is that the court committed reversible error in granting the defendants’ motions for new trial and vacating the judgment which had theretofore been rendered in the action in favor of plaintiffs.

The parties have outlined the pleadings and issues and have summarized the evidence introduced by each side and have argued at great length with respect to the…