Legal Opinion
Lashley v. Ford Motor Company
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided August 28, 1972No. Civ. A. 883PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTLE, Senior District Judge:
This case is a wrongful death action brought by the husband and seven minor children of the deceased. At the close of the evidence the defendant Ford Motor Company moved the court to direct a verdict in its favor pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 50(a), which motion was overruled by the court. A similar motion by Richardson Ford Company was sustained.
The case was submitted to the jury for consideration, but after considerable deliberation, the jury was unable to ar rive at a verdict and was, therefore, discharged. The only remaining defendant, Ford Motor Company,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
- Chenall v. Palmer Brick Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Miles v. Bell Helicopter Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1974
- Gaines Lashley and Gaines Lashley as Next Friend of His Seven Minor Children v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973