Legal Opinion
General Motors Corp. v. Lord
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1973No. Nos. 72-1479 and 72-1502PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This action, consolidated by the Court, involves the district court’s decision to grant a new trial after a seven week trial in which a jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, General Motors (hereinafter GM). GM, alternatively, seeks mandamus directing the district court to vacate its order and reinstate the jury verdict and enter judgment, or, a review of the district court’s decision by way of appeal, reversal of the decision, and instructions to enter judgment on the jury verdict.
Phillips. Motors Excelsior, Inc. (hereinafter Phillips Motors), together with…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Railway Co. v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- College Point Boat Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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- In Re Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale and Societe De Construction D'Avions De TourismCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Peterman v. Chicago, Rock Island And Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Daiflon, Inc. v. The Honorable Luther Bohanon, Judge of the United States District Court for Thewestern District of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
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