Legal Opinion
Hall v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided July 23, 1993No. Civ. A. 1:91-cv-1772-MHSPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SHOOB, Senior District Judge.
On August 27, 1992, following a three-day trial before this Court, a jury awarded plaintiff $700,000 for injuries he sustained as the result of a train accident. Defendant contends that the trial contained a number of errors and asks the Court to enter judgment as a matter of law, grant a new trial, or order a remittitur. 1 The Court will address the issues raised by defendant in the two motions, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court denies the motion for new trial, denies the motion for a remittitur, and denies the motion for judgment as a matter of…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Donald Moody v. Maine Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Inslaw, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Stacy v. Rederiet Otto Danielsen, A.S.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. GandyMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Ridings v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- Jennings v. Illinois Central RailroadCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
- McKeown v. Woods HoleDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.