Legal Opinion
John H. Jackson v. Southern Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1963No. 19901_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, a citizen of Georgia, brought this action against Southern Railway Company, a corporation of the State of Virginia,1 seeking recovery of damages for personal injuries in an amount substantially in excess of $100,-000. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $2500. The principal contention upon this appeal by the plaintiff is that the trial court committed reversible error in giving to the jury an instruction on comparative negligence *534and that the smallness of the verdict is attributable to that error.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Simler v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Capital Traction Co. v. HofSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Fillippon v. Albion Vein Slate Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Herron v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Battle Ex Rel. Battle v. Memorial Hospital at GulfportCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Har-Pen Truck Lines, Inc. v. Frederick Allen Mills, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- David Neubauer v. City of McAllen Texas, Calvin Gibson, C.D. Mussey, and Frank JurekCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Nestier Corporation v. Menasha Corporation-Lewisystems DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
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