Legal Opinion
Elvis Griffin v. Victor Matherne and Otto Candies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1973No. 71-1418PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by the unsuccessful plaintiff is from a judgment entered on a special verdict of the jury consisting of the jury’s answers to 28 questions submitted to it pursuant to Rule 49(a) Fed.R.Civ.P. 1 The issue is whether the jury’s answers were so inconsistent with each other and with the judgment based on them that the District Court erred in entering judgment for defendants Matherne, Humble and National Lead. We conclude that judgment was properly entered for defendants Matherne and Humble, and as to them affirm, but was erroneously entered for National Lead, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Jackson E. McVey and H. E. Northway v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Eleanor B. Halprin, Administratrix of the Estate of Lawrence W. Halprin, Deceased v. Andre Mora, and Third-Party Clarence W. Davis, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- R. B. Company, Inc., and Nu Plastics, Inc. v. Aetna Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- R. H. Baker & Co., a Corporation, and Edward H. Schustack v. Smith-Blair, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by123 opinions
- James Snyder, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Sidney Trepagnier, City of New Orleans, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Burger King Corp. v. MasonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Hiltgen v. SumrallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Furr v. AT & T Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Popham v. City of KennesawCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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