Bell v. Huson

This appeal arises from a personal injury action in which appellant obtained a verdict and resulting judgment for $5,000. Thereupon the trial court, although it had denied previous motions for a nonsuit and directed ver diet, granted respondent’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict “since it ... is this Court’s opinion that there was no substantial evidence upon which the verdict can stand. ...” Denying respondent’s alternate motion for a new trial, the court also stated that if “such decision to grant judgment notwithstanding the verdict is not affirmed in the event of appeal”…