Legal Opinion
V. L. Johnson, D/B/A v. L. Johnson Lumber Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1968No. 21998_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This diversity action for damages, removed from the state court, was commenced by Y. L. Johnson, d/b/a V. L. Johnson Lumber Co., hereafter “Shipper,” against the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co., hereafter the “Railroad.” At the close of the Shipper’s case to a jury, the court on motion of the railroad, entered a dismissal with prejudice on the grounds of insufficiency of the evidence. 1
The sole questions presented for decision are:(1) the sufficiency of the evidence as to liability;(2) the sufficiency of the evidence as to damages.
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2Cases cited29 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Puritan Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Bank of Kentucky v. Adams Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Secretary of Agriculture v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Sonman Shaft Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
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