Legal Opinion
John S. Mays v. Pioneer Lumber Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1974No. 72-2329PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
John Mays, a contract timber hauler, was seriously injured by two logs that fell or were pushed from his truck while he was unloading at Pioneer Lumber Company’s sawmill in Frametown, West Virginia. He brought this suit under the diversity jurisdiction of the district court, alleging that the accident was caused by the negligence of one of Pioneer’s employees. The first trial ended with a hung jury. The second jury returned a $40,000 verdict for Mays, but the district judge granted Pioneer’s motion for judgment n. o. v. On Mays’ appeal we reverse.
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