Legal Opinion
Johnson v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 17, 1952No. 40PublishedCited by 203 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
This case raises questions concerning the power of a Court of Appeals to render judgment for a defendant instead of merely ordering a new trial after it has set aside a jury verdict and trial court judgment for a plaintiff.
The petitioner sued the respondent railroad under the Jones Act, 46 U. S. C. § 688, for wrongful death of her husband. When the evidence was all in, the railroad moved to dismiss the complaint and also asked for a directed verdict in its favor on the grounds that no negligence had been proven and that the deceased had been responsible for his own death. The trial court…
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