Legal Opinion
Zahn v. Ford Motor Company
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided August 13, 1958No. 5-57 Civ. 7PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN, District Judge.
In this diversity case plaintiff at trial had a verdict in the sum of $26,350 against the Ford Motor Company (hereinafter referred to as Ford). The third party defendant, Clarence A. Dailey (hereinafter referred to as Dailey), was exonerated from liability to Ford by special verdict.
Ford has moved in the alternative for judgment in its favor, or for a new trial, upon the following grounds:
1. The verdict is contrary to the evidence;
2. The verdict is contrary to the law;
3. Misconduct of counsel; and
4. Excessive damages.
The instant case was tried to court and jury at the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Flaherty v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Childs v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. MacKayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- Olson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Jablinske v. EckstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Owen v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1966