Legal Opinion
Mills v. Penn Central Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 23, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 2453-69Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNGDAHL, Senior District Judge.
After a verdict of $273,020.00 for plaintiff in a personal injury suit, defendant, Penn Central Company, moves the court to grant a new trial or in the alternative to order a substantial remittitur.
Defendant alleges four grounds in support of this motion: (1) the jury flagrantly disregarded the court’s instructions; (2) The verdict is against the weight of the evidence; (3) The court erred in failing to give a portion of defendant’s proposed instruction; and (4) The court erred in refusing to allow defendant to inquire into plaintiff’s…
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- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Graling v. ReillyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1963
- Perry v. Capital Traction Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1929
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