Legal Opinion
Becksted v. Skelly Oil Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 20, 1955No. Civ. No. 4924PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVITT, District Judge.
This memorandum and order are occasioned by defendant’s alternate motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial following the jury’s return of a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $175,956 in a personal injury action.
The verdict was returned on March 25, 1955. The motions were made and argued, after timely notice, on May 20, 1955. Briefs were subsequently filed.
Defendant urges as grounds for judgment notwithstanding the verdict that the Court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict made after all the testimony was in because the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Virginian Ry. Co. v. ArmentroutCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. MoquinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Hallada v. Great Northern RailwaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
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3Cited by3 opinions
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