Legal Opinion
Dorothy S. Walker v. West Coast Fast Freight, Inc., a Corporation, and M. L. Burr
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1956No. 14788PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon which, as the result of a jury verdict, awarded appellant only $1,500 for injuries caused by the negligence of the appellees. Appellant seeks a new trial contending that she was improperly limited in the presentation of evidence of injury by the District Court’s construction of the pretrial order, that prejudicial evidence was improperly admitted, that the jury was guilty of misconduct in awarding an inadequate verdict in light of her permanent injuries, and that the District…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lynch v. Oregon Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Burton v. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1941
- Reid v. Yellow Cab Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1929
- George W. O'malley, Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Nebraska v. Noel CoverCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Allen v. Nelson Dodd Produce Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by32 opinions
- United States v. First National Bank of CircleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Don Brown, Josef H. Miller and Allen L. McAlear v. Avemco Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Eli Trujillo v. Uniroyal Corporation, a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Syracuse Broadcasting Corporation v. Samuel I. Newhouse, the Herald Company, the Post-Standard Company and Central New York Broadcasting CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Anne Onujiogu, Etc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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