Legal Opinion
Maude C. Vaught v. Childs Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 18, 1960No. 210, Docket 25929PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Childs Company, defendant in a personal injury action, appeals from a judgment against it entered upon a jury verdict. The errors asserted are, in substance: (1) failure to prove negligence; (2) refusal to make certain requested charges; (3) failure to dismiss because of alleged contributory negligence; (4) unwarranted comments to the jury as to the probative value of a statement; and (5) excessiveness of the verdict.
1. On the evening of November 16, 1951 plaintiff, her daughter and two other young women went to a Childs restaurant in New York City for dinner. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ingersoll v. Liberty Bank of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Miller v. Gimbel Bros., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Pignatelli v. Gimbel Bros.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- Pignatelli v. Gimbel Bros., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Antenen v. New York Telephone CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Lee D. Zinman v. Black & Decker (u.s.), Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Harry Henry and Robert E. Braye, Jr. v. A/s Ocean and John P. Pederson & Sons, and Third-Party & v. Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Fred Baker v. Allen G. DillonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Sec v. MayhewCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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