Legal Opinion
Patton v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1965No. Civ. A. 29182PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, District Judge.
The .plaintiff, a citizen of Colorado, instituted this diversity action against the defendant bank for damages arising from the breach of an oral contract. The suit proceeded to trial but after the plaintiff rested his case, the defendant moved for a directed verdict under Rule 50(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. After full argument out of the presence of the jury, the court granted the defendant’s motion and announced that it would file an opinion setting forth the reasons for its decision. For the purposes of this motion, there was no dispute as to the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brown v. O'KEEFESupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Freedman Bros. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1911
- Gardner v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Tamm v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- United States v. VerrierDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1959
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Reichert v. General Insurance of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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- Dallas Cabana, Inc. v. Hyatt Corporation and Donald N. PritzkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Moore v. SlonimDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Reichert v. General Insurance of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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