Legal Opinion
Taylor v. United Broadcasting Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 27, 1948No. 687PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
In the Municipal Court jury trials are not had in civil cases except on written demand, and most trials are conducted by the court without juries. In a great many of ' such trials there are motions attacking the legal sufficiency of the evidence. This appeal, like many earlier ones, emphasizes the necessity of having a clear understanding of the purpose and function of such motions and the limitations on their use.
This was a suit by which the plaintiff sought to recover $2,020 allegedly due him for commissions on advertising contracts secured by him for radio station WOOK,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bach v. Friden Calculating MacH. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1946
- Schad v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Chadwick v. LarsenArizona Supreme Court · 1953
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- National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Ass'n v. G. D. C. Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Petty v. RoweDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
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