Miller v. Edwards

After the introduction of evidence by both sides, each party moved the court to direct a verdict in his favor, and the court overruled the plaintiff’s motion, but sustained that of the defendant and directed a verdict in his favor. The plaintiff did not move for a new trial, but excepted directly to the direction of the verdict in favor of the defendant. The only assignment of error in the bill of exceptions is, “Plaintiff then and there excepted and now excepts and assigns the same as error and says that the same is contrary to law and contrary to the evidence.” The defendant moves to…