Legal Opinion
Orren Hulett v. Emmitt L. Brinson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 9, 1956No. 12513PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellee-plaintiff, Brinson, sued appellant-defendant, Hulett, for malicious prosecution. The jury returned a verdict, and judgment was entered for the ^plaintiff against the defendant in the amount of $20,000. Thereafter, the defendant filed a motion for judgment n. o. v. or for a new trial, contending that there was no substantial and competent evidence to sustain the verdict; that there was no competent and substantial evidence to sustain the amount of damages awarded to plaintiff; and that the damages are “patently excessive and [were] obviously granted in complete…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Neese v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Trowbridge v. Abrasive Co. Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in Rapides ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Washington Hospital Center v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Lucille M. Rankin, Administratrix on the Estate of Ronald Rankin, Deceased v. Shayne Brothers, Inc., Billy F. Rankin v. Shayne Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Thomas F. Maher v. Isthmian Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- John S. Marchant v. The Dayton Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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