Legal Opinion
Faudree v. Iron City Sand & Gravel Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 23, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 17644PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This is an action arising under the Jones Act to recover damages for personal injuries.
The jury returned a verdict which reads in part as follows:
“ * * * we tkg undersigned agree to award plaintiff $45,000 for inability to fully fulfill his duties and $10,000 for pain and suffering caused by his accident due to this negligence.”
The Court thereupon entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $55,000.00.
The sole matter before the Court is defendant’s motion for new trial based upon the following reasons:
1. The verdict was indefinite, improper and contrary to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Goldstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Lebeck v. William A. Jarvis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Pearl Thomas, Administratrix of the Estate of Lewis Samuel Thomas, Deceased v. Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- James R. Russell, Jr. v. The Monongahela Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Sylvester Lawrence v. Norfolk Dredging Company, a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Larsen v. International Business Machines Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Santa Cruz v. State Deparment of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
- Mazer v. LipshutzDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Skibinski v. Waterman Steamship Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1965