Legal Opinion
Stanford ex rel. Stanford v. Leaf River Forest Products, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 11, 1986No. Civ. A. No. S84-0119(NG)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GEX, District Judge.
Defendant, Leaf River Forest Products, Inc., has filed a Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, or, in the Alternative, for a New Trial. The Court, having considered the Motion extensively, finds that same is not well taken and should be denied.
The test this Court must utilize in determining whether to grant a judgment notwithstanding the verdict was set forth in Boeing Co. v. Shipman, 411 F.2d 365 (5th Cir.1969):
On motion for ... judgment notwithstanding the verdict the Court should consider all of the evidence — not just that evidence which…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Peter Joseph Caldarera, Jr., Etc. v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Dixon v. International Harvester Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Weldon Wells, Cross-Appellee v. Dallas Independent School District, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Owens v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Thomas v. HilburnMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- Dstanford v. Leaf River ForestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987