Legal Opinion

Rose Wong and Kent Wong v. Walter Swier and Laura Swier

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 10, 1959No. 16116PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YANKWICH, District Judge.

In this action for personal injuries to the appellant Rose Wong, a resident of Idaho, — to be referred to hereinafter as “the appellant” (Kent Wong being joined merely because he was her husband), ■ — alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the appellees Walter and Laura Swier, residents of Cowiche, Washington, through failure to furnish a safe ladder while she was engaged in picking apples in an orchard owned by the appellees, the jury’s verdict was against the appellant. A motion for a directed verdict 1 in favor of the appellant made at the conclusion of…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  5. Angel v. BullingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Unigard Security Insurance v. Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  3. Hirsch v. General Motors Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
  4. Beers v. Bayliner Marine Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  5. Robert Blassingill v. Waterman Steamship Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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