Legal Opinion

Lohse v. Coffey

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 21, 1943No. 60PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in an action for personal injuries resulting from alleged food poisoning.

We are called upon to review only one ruling, namely, the refusal of the trial judge to direct a verdict for defendant upon the whole evidence. The trial was reported stenographically and we have examined the transcript with care, not of course to weigh the evidence factually as a jury would do, or to assay the testimony for preponderance, but to determine its legal sufficiency and whether it was sub-' stantial enough to be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  3. Armour & Co. v. LeasureCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
  4. Flessher v. Carstens Packing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Cushing v. RodmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Fajardo v. CammackSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Birchall v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. Hoyte v. Yum! Brands, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  4. Viner v. FriedmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
  5. Benjamin v. Hot Shoppes, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962

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