Legal Opinion
Yates v. Dann
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 24, 1951No. Civ. A. No. 1051PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, Chief Judge.
A merchant seaman sued his employer for personal injuries sustained in the course of employment.1 At trial, at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, defendant moved for a directed verdict and contended there was no right of action as a matter of law. The motion was denied. The case was submitted to the jury, with instructions to answer-certain interrogatories, i. e., the jury, if liability was found, was to specify the amounts to be awarded to plaintiff for the various elements of damage he suffered. The jury rendered its verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $910.00,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Warner v. GoltraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Rolph Navigation & Coal Co. v. KohilasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1924
- May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Furek v. University of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- City of Fairbanks v. NesbettAlaska Supreme Court · 1967
- Berti v. Compagnie De Navigation Cyprien Fabre (American Stevedores, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- McSparran v. HaniganDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Wheatley v. BeetarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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