 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 870 pages
...question. (Exception.) "A. No, sir." At the close of plaintiff's testimony, and again at the close of all the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict in its favor, upon the ground, among others, that there had been no proper basis in the evidence for loss of profits,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1925 - 1112 pages
...judgment and no objection made by the defendant to the judgment which was entered. At the close of all the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict in its favor upon the following grounds: "(1) That upon the evidence plaintiffs were, at the time of the injury... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1919 - 1050 pages
...It had no tendency to show that he did not sign the note in question, and was properly excluded. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict in favor of the estate, on the grounds that it appeared by the plaintiffs testimony that the original... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 954 pages
...not alleged and there was no evidence tending to prove that the intestate left any relatives, and at the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the ground it could not be found that the Intestate left an heir at law surviving him. Transferred... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 1234 pages
...party in possession "shall be or delay caused by the act of God, the public епешу," etc. [2] At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict, assigning as grounds therefor (stated in condensed and comprehensive form) that on all the evidence... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 1194 pages
...crossing, the plaintiff's view, as the automobile neared the crossing, being thereby obstructed. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict on several grounds which may be condensed and adequately stated for the purposes of the caso, as follows:... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 630 pages
...Miles, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the claimant. The defendant excepted. At the close of all the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict in its favor for that the evidence did not tend to show any express promise, or that there was any mutual understanding... | |
 | Railroad law - 1910 - 860 pages
...plaintiff, except that they saw the switch engine at work, while plaintiff says he did not see it. At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict. This motion was overruled, and the case submitted to a jury, which found for the plaintiff. The defendant... | |
 | Hawaii. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1912 - 828 pages
...cars. The jury rendered a verdict in plaintiff's favor, assessing the damages at the sum of $54S. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the grounds that the evidence showed that the plaintiff himself was negligent and that the defendant... | |
 | Appellate courts - 1914 - 746 pages
...Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Oregon. The case was tried before a jury. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict in its favor, which motion was based upon the following grounds: That no evidence had been introduced by the plaintiff... | |
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At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict upon the ground that there was no evidence to sustain a verdict for the plaintiff. 
