Legal Opinion
Detroit City Gas Co. v. Syme
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1940No. Nos. 8072, 8073PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
In a tort action against the appellants as defendants wherein the declaration alleged both a joint and several liability to the ap-pellee for the death of the decedent, the jury returned the following verdict: “We find both defendants negligent and liable to the plaintiff in the sum of $10,000 (or $5,-000 each).” '
The judgment entered by the court was in the amount of $10,000 against both defendants, and a motion to set it aside as not in accordance with and supported by the verdict, was denied. For this and other assigned errors, each of the defendants brings a separate…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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- Stoll v. LaubengayerMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
- Glenn v. SumnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Annis v. BrittonMichigan Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- New York, New Haven & Hartford R. Co. v. LearyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
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