Legal Opinion
Wooley v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 1960No. 13213PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
Did the court below abuse its discretion in denying plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial based on inadequacy of the jury’s verdict in their favor in their action for damages?
That is the single question presented by this appeal.
The facts are detailed in the opinion of the District Court reported at W.D. Pa., 1960, 180 F.Supp. 529. They may be summarized as follows:
On the afternoon of November 12, 1954, the minor plaintiff, Terrence Wool-ey, then four years old, was injured when several 10-ounce cans of tomato soup which had been stacked in pyramid fashion on a shelf in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Nanty-Glo Boro. v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Consolidated Gas & Equipment Company of America v. Clarence F. Carver and La Junta Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Lebeck v. William A. Jarvis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Pearl Thomas, Administratrix of the Estate of Lewis Samuel Thomas, Deceased v. Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Stephen Edynak v. Atlantic Shipping Inc. Cie. Chambon MacLovia S. A. v. Allied Chemical Company, Atlantic Shipping, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- State Office Systems, Inc. v. Olivetti Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- George Lebrecht v. Bethlehem Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Spence v. Board Of Education Of The Christina School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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