Legal Opinion
Bettye Cruthirds v. Rci, Inc., D/B/A Red Carpet Inn of Beaumont, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 21, 1980No. 78-2876PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.
Bettye Cruthirds brought this personal injury action against RCI, Inc., d/b/a Red Carpet Inn of Beaumont, Texas, for injuries she had suffered in a fall down the steps of a darkened lounge at RCI’s motel. The first trial resulted in a jury verdict for RCI, but the district court granted Cruthirds’ motion for a new trial on the grounds that the court had erred in its use of a general verdict, and that the verdict was against the great weight of the evidence.
Most of the circumstances leading to Cru-thirds’ accident are not disputed. Cruthirds stopped at RCI’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Eric McNello v. John B. Kelly, Inc. v. B. J. Lucarelli and Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- A. A. Spurlin, Surviving Parent of Douglas J. Spurlin, a Minor, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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