Legal Opinion
Audirsch v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1952No. 13608PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
In this railroad crossing case, when the district judge denied the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence, he was deemed to have submitted the case to the jury subject to a later determination of the legal questions raised by the motion. F.R.C.P. 50(b), 28 U.S.C.A. After the jury had returned a verdict for the plaintiff, the judge granted the-defendant’s motion for judgment not withstanding the verdict, stating in his opinion that he was impressed that a fair preponderance of the evidence supported the contention of the defendant that the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Aymond v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Barnhill v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Matthews v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Frances H. Turner, as Guardian for Frank N. Turner v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Gloria L. Schrader v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Emmett E. Wells v. The Warren Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Eunice Edna Necaise, Substituted as Administratrix of the Estate of Willard L. Necaise, Deceased v. The Chrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- MacO Federal Credit Union v. Adair (In Re Adair)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
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