Gowen v. Swain

The plaintiff filed sixty requests for findings of fact and rulings of law. Many of these requests are virtual motions for a directed verdict. All requests of this nature and all exceptions to specific findings are disposed of by the conclusion here reached that all the master’s findings, both general and special, are fully sustained by the evidence.

Numerous other requests call for the reporting of evidence rather than facts (see P. L., c. 339, s. 11) and for the finding of facts which would be inconclusive on any issue. Failure to grant such requests furnishes no valid ground of exception.…