Legal Opinion
Zervigon v. Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 15, 1983No. 82 Civ. 0534PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Eight plaintiffs, who were removed from an airplane owned and operated by defendant, Piedmont Aviation, Inc. (“Piedmont”), which was about to depart from Tampa, Florida, to New York City, were each awarded $7,500 damages by a jury. Piedmont now moves pursuant to (1) Rule 50(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for a directed verdict as to which the Court reserved decision at the end of the plaintiffs’ case and again at the end of the entire case, and (2) Rule 50(b) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“nov”). 1
The plaintiffs allege that their…
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