Legal Opinion
Hundley v. Milner Hotel Management Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided July 21, 1953No. Civ. No. 661PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBOURNE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Gertrude Hundley, sued Milner Hotels and C. F. Madden for false imprisonment and wrongful eviction. The jury returned a verdict in her favor and assessed damages as $1,754.
Defendant Milner Hotels was awarded $75 on its counterclaim for rent and storage charges.
Defendants move for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial on the following grounds
1. There was no wrongful eviction.
2. There was no substantial evidence that Madden (the hotel manager) imprisoned Mrs. Hundley.
3. The verdict was excessive.
4. A verdict…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wood v. Southeastern Greyhound LinesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- J. J. Newberry Co. v. JuddCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Ross v. KohlerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Pack v. FeuchtenbergerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
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3Cited by2 opinions
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