Legal Opinion
Trueba v. Flota Bananera Ecuadorian Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 4, 1987No. 84 Civ. 9183 (IBC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Chris Trueba (“Trueba”) initiated this personal injury action against Flo-ta Bananera Ecuadorian Lines, Inc. (“Flo-ta”). The action was tried before this Court January 12 and 13, 1987 on the sole issue of liability. At the close of plaintiffs case in chief, defendant moved for dismissal of the action contending that plaintiff had failed to make out a prima facie case. Whereupon defendant rested its case and moved for judgment on the total evidence before us. For the same reason, plaintiff moved for judgment. We reserved decision on these…
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