Vhay v. Gies

I am unable to determine from this record that a motion for a directed verdict was made. If one was made it should have been denied. Plaintiff not only sought to recover for rent but also sought to recover for money collected by defendant for deceased in his lifetime and not accounted for to him or to his representatives after his death. To sustain this claim, among the proof offered was the testimony given by defendant in probate court that she had collected for deceased over $1,000. Upon the present trial she claimed to have expended considerable of this for the benefit of deceased and the…