Legal Opinion
Ross v. Texas & Pac. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Texas
Decided October 27, 1890PublishedCited by 7 opinions
At Law. On motion for new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtMaxey, J.
The defendant in its motion assigns the three following grounds for setting aside the verdict returned ata former day of the pres-sent term:
“(1) The verdict of the jury is contrary to and not supported by the evidence. (2) It is contrary to the law, as given in charge by the court. (3) The verdict is clearly excessive, unjust, and unreasonable.”
No objection is made to the charge, but it is insisted that, under the instructions, there was no evidence upon which to predicate a finding in favor of the plaintiff. If it be true that there was an absence of testimony connecting the death of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Randall v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Railroad Co. v. BarronSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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