Legal Opinion
Boetsch v. Rockland Jaycees
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 8, 1972PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
On appeal. Plaintiff, by his complaint, alleged that he suffered injuries resulting from the negligent manner in which the defendant conducted a “snowmobile” race open to the admission paying public. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the Justice below granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, pursuant to M.R.C.P., Rule 50(a).
The sole issue before us on appeal is the correctness of this ruling. We conclude that the Justice was in error.
The test to be applied in determining whether a directed verdict is proper has been repeated in a long line of Maine cases.
“No…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Arnold v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Hawkins v. Maine & New Hampshire Theaters Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1933
- Kuemmel v. VradenburgCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Orr v. First National Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Virginia State Fair Ass'n v. BurtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Portland Valve, Inc. v. Rockwood Systems Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Zamore v. WhittenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Packard v. Central Maine Power Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Baker v. Mid Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Reed v. AC McLoon & CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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