Legal Opinion
Carothers v. Mills
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 8, 1921No. 6200PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Mills County; F. M. Spann, Judge: Suit by S. M. Carothers and others against J. J. Mills and others. Judgment for the defendants, motion to set aside verdict and judgment and for new trial overruled, and the plaintiffs appeal. •
1Opinion of the CourtBeady, J.
The following fair statement of the nature and result of the suit is taken •from appellants’ brief:
“Plaintiffs filed this suit April 15, 1919, against J. J. Mills and wife and H. W. Knickerbocker. The case was tried on May 17, 1919, before a jury. After the conclusion of the evidence the court instructed the jury peremptorily to return a verdict for the defendants, and on said instructed verdict the court rendered judgment on May 17, 1919, in favor of the defendants.
“On May 17, 1919, plaintiffs filed a motion for new trial, tp set aside the verdict and judgment, which motion was overruled,…
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