Legal Opinion
Marcel Hair Goods Corp. v. National Savings & Trust Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 1, 1979No. 12460PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This case presents two questions: (1) A party makes a motion under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 50(a) for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence, the court reserves the motion and submits the case to the jury, and the jury returns a verdict for the other party. Immediately the court conducts a hearing and rules on the reserved motion by granting a judgment n. o. v. Is the prevailing party entitled to that judgment (assuming it is sustainable on the merits), without having filed a motion for judgment n. o. v. under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 50(b)? (2) Under a provision of a…
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- Rita E. Shaw v. Edward Hines Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
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- Barry v. HerringCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
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