Legal Opinion
Shelton v. Jones
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided June 27, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 1364PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MICHIE, District Judge.
After three trials, this case is again before the court on motions by the defendants. At the first trial, held in April, 1964, at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendants moved for a directed verdict and, without introducing any evidence, rested. A hung jury resulted. Defendants then renewed their motions which I granted on the ground that there was no evidence in the record upon which the jury could base a finding of negligence. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the record did contain evidence from which the jury could…
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