Elliott v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

WILLSON, District Judge.

This is a Jones Act case. It came on for trial before a jury. At the conclusion of the presentation of the evidence, defendant moved the court for a directed verdict in its favor pursuant to Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C. The motion was orally granted from the bench. Based upon all of the evidence, the court was of the opinion that no negligence on the part of the defendant was shown which played any part, even the slightest, in producing plaintiff’s injury. It is believed that reasonable men could not differ on this point. There was simply…