Legal Opinion
Kerlin v. Washington Gaslight Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 9, 1953No. C. A. No. 3254-50PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PINE, District Judge.
Defendant has moved for a new trial “and/or” to have the verdict and. judgment set aside and judgment, entered. in accordance with its motion for a directed verdict pursuant to Rules 59 and 50(b), F.R.C.P., 28 U.S.CiA. The ground for the motion under Rule 50(b) is the submis*488sion of the case to the jury under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
The Court, in considering a motion by a defendant for a directed verdict, must construe the evidence most favorably to the plaintiff and give him the full' effect of every legitimate inference therefrom. ■This criterion is applicable…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. RequenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Quin v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Powers v. CoatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Sandra I. Londono and Jessica Londono v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Bunn v. Urban Shelters & Health Care Systems, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Wilson v. SpencerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
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