Legal Opinion
John M. Brown v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1980No. 78-3186PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant John Brown is appealing from the District Court’s order granting judgment n. o. v. for the defendant after the jury had returned a verdict of $250,000 in Brown’s favor. Jurisdiction was based on the diversity of citizenship between the parties. The primary issue presented for review is whether a master/servant relationship existed between the plaintiff and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. (Tennessee Gas) at the time of the accident causing the plaintiff’s injuries.
The District Court held that such a relationship did exist based on the jury’s answer to one of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boggs v. Blue Diamond Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- King v. Shelby Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- Ollie Jackson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Bright v. Reynolds Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- Verkouteren v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Julia Lucas v. James H. Burnley, Iv, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Bento v. ITO Corp. of Rhode IslandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984
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