Legal Opinion
Gaynor v. Atlantic Greyhound Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 14, 1950No. 10106_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
This is a civil action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a citizen of Pennsylvania, as a result of an automobile accident in South Carolina, instituted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, against the defendant, a Delaware corporation. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The suit has been tried twice. At the first trial the jury disagreed. At the second trial the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was denied and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $20,000.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Commonwealth v. GardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
- Eickhoff v. Beard-Laney, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1942
- Commonwealth v. EylerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
- Worrell v. South Carolina Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Yates v. DannDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1951
- In the Interest of WRIGHTSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Pete v. Jarrell and Arlie Junior Mick v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- In the Interest of WRIGHTSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979