Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Henry J. Kaiser Construction Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided February 20, 1964No. 2134PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Chief Judge.
In this action the plaintiff, Francis C. Perkins, was awarded a jury verdict in the sum of $25,000.00. The defendant has filed its motion under Rule 50 (b) for judgment n. o. v. or in the alternative for a new trial.
The facts material to a disposition of these motions are briefly as follows: Defendant, Kaiser Construction Company, was general contractor for the erection of the plant of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company at Ravenswood, West Virginia. The plaintiff, Francis C. Perkins, was employed as a millwright by Surface Combustion Corporation, a corporation, which had…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Quigley v. . ThatcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Meny v. CarlsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- Pettyjohn & Sons v. BashamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Arthur v. Standard Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- McGlone v. William Angus, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
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- The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina, as Committee for Harry J. Tumbleston, Jr. v. Dickerson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966