Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Greyhound Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 10, 1959No. 10312PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
In this case the plaintiff sued the defendants to recover damages for accidental injuries occurring to the plaintiff at the bus terminal of the defendant, Greyhound Corporation, in Baltimore. As a result of the trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $5,000. The defendants having moved for a directed verdict at the trial, have now moved for a judgment n.o.v., not including an alternative motion for a new trial. The jurisdiction of the court was based solely on diversity of citizenship. The Maryland law is, therefore, controlling. The motion…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Benson v. Baltimore Traction Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1893
- Jackson v. Pennsylvania RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
- State v. Wash., B. A.R. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1926
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Bays' Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Pellicot v. KeeneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Jose Ortiz v. Greyhound Corporation and Frank Robert LiberatiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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