Legal Opinion
Hall v. CORNETT
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1952PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrand, C. J.
Action for damages resulting from an automobile collision. The pleadings and evidence raised issues of negligence and contributory negligence. The jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. Thereafter, upon motion of the plaintiff, the court ordered “THAT the judgment entered herein and the verdict upon which said judgment is based be and the same are hereby set aside; and that the plaintiff be and is hereby granted a new trial * * *.” Defendants appeal.
After the jury had retired for deliberation they brought into court the following instrument designated “VERDICT”:
“We, the jury, duly…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hinish v. Meier & Frank Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1941
- Van Lom v. SchneidermanOregon Supreme Court · 1949
- Wall v. Van MeterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Stanton v. New York & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Sullivan v. Old Colony Street RailwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Lakin v. Senco Products, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1999
- Robertson Ex Rel. Robertson v. StanleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Fischer v. HowardOregon Supreme Court · 1954
- Jeffrey v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1962
- Smith v. JC Penney Company, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1974
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