Legal Opinion
Alva Laverne Luck and Jenell A. Baker, a Minor Child v. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 10, 1975No. 73--1276PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Alva Laverne Luck, individually and on behalf of her daughter, the minor-plaintiff Jenell Baker, commenced this negligence action in district court against defendant-appellee Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a $2,000 verdict for appellant as representative of the minor-plaintiff. Appellant moved for a new trial limited to the determination of damages, see Fed.R. Civ.P. 59(a), and appellee moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The district court denied appellant’s motion for a new trial and entered…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United Zinc & Chemical Co. v. BrittSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Holland v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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