Legal Opinion
Lee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 26, 1976No. 72 Civ. 232 (CHT)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TENNEY, District Judge.
After a trial to a jury and a verdict for plaintiffs, defendant has brought on a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict pursuant to Rule 50(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.
Facts
The three plaintiffs in this action, Harold Lee (now deceased) and his sons Eric and Lester Lee, owned a 50% interest in Capitol City Liquor Company, Inc. (“Capitol City”), a wholesale liquor distributorship located in Washington, D.C. Defendant, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. (“Seagram”), is a distiller of…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Wood v. . Duff-GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Harold S. Lee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Don King Productions, Inc. v. DouglasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- United States Fire Insurance Company, as Assignee and Subrogee of Its Insured, South Nassau Communities Hospital v. General Reinsurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- American Federal Group, Ltd. And Dennis A. Herman, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Barnett Rothenberg, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Howard S. Lee, Eric Lee and Lester Lee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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