Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Rossignol
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 26, 1968PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Justice.
On appeal by the plaintiff after jury verdict for the defendants.
DENIAL OF MOTION FOR JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT.
Rule 50(b) M.R.C.P. provides as follows :
“Whenever a motion for a directed verdict made at the close of all the evidence is denied or for any reason is not granted, the court is deemed to have submitted the action to the jury subject to a later determination of the legal questions raised by the motion. Within 10 days after the reception of a verdict, a party who has moved for a directed verdict may move to have the verdict and any judgment entered…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- McDonald v. PlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc. v. RedmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Botta v. BrunnerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Commonwealth v. KravitzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Grenz v. WerreNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Tough v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Cooper Industries, Inc. v. MelendezSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
- Zamore v. WhittenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- CRY v. CoteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Cyr v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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