Mills v. Memphis Sales & Manufacturing Co.

CLAYTON, District Judge.

These are two diversity cases arising from a motor vehicle collision. One — a *459death case (Adams) was filed here. The other (Mills) — a personal injury case, was filed in state court and removed to this court by defendant. They were consolidated and tried to a jury with verdicts for defendants upon which judgments were entered.

Plaintiffs’ timely filed motions for new trial are now before the court for disposition on briefs of the parties.

The sole basis upon which a new trial is urged simply stated is that two patrolmen of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol who…