Legal Opinion
Ernest Gene Mooney v. Henderson Portion Pack Co., Inc., and Troy Weldon Guffey
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1964No. 15639PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action in the District Court seeking compensatory and punitive damages against the defendant Henderson Portion Pack Co., Inc., in the total amount of $185,000.00 on account of injuries sustained by him in an automobile accident near Trion, Georgia, allegedly caused by the negligent operation of defendant’s truck by defendant’s employee. The jury found for the plaintiff in the amounts of $35,000.00 as compensatory damages and $15,000.00 as punitive damages.
Upon motion for new trial, the District Judge approved the award for…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Werthan Bag Corp. v. Agnew. Agnew v. Werthan Bag CorpCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Fields v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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- Schreffler v. Board of Education of Delmar School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1981
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