Legal Opinion
The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1968No. 24588PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This diversity, personal injury action requires us to stop and review to some extent the standards to be applied in ruling on motions for directed verdict and motions for new trial grounded on insufficiency of the evidence to support a verdict.
The employee Shipman claimed damages against his employer Boeing, under the common law and the Alabama Employers’ Liability Act, 1 for alleged injuries received in the course of his work for Boeing. His work under this employment lasted for less than three months, i. e., from December 18, 1964 to March 8, 1965. He charged his…
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