Legal Opinion
Wyatt v. Interstate & Ocean Transport Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1980No. Nos. 78-1810, 78-1811PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by Earnest Earl Wyatt, hereinafter Wyatt, from a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, wherein the trial court granted a judgment notwithstanding the verdict to the defendant Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Seafarer’s International Union of North America, hereinafter the union, after a jury verdict in favor of Wyatt, the plaintiff below. Wyatt also appeals the trial court’s conditional ruling granting the union a new trial on the basis of inadequate evidence to support the verdict and excessive damages.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. FoustSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Czosek v. O'MARASupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by95 opinions
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- Rosemary J. Martin v. Cavalier Hotel Corporation, and Daniel P. Batchelor, Rosemary J. Martin v. Cavalier Hotel Corporation Daniel P. BatchelorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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