Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Korvette
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1971No. Civ. A. 70-546PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GORBEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this diversity action alleging malicious prosecution of plaintiff, Ruth Martinez, by the defendant. At a trial before a jury, I granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50, made at the close of plaintiffs’ case.
Before the Court is the plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial.
In a jointly prepared pre-trial order, counsel for both sides stipulated to the following facts:
On the evening of October 24, 1969, plaintiff, Ruth Martinez, was apprehended by an employee of defendant, E. J. Korvette, and charged with the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Psinakis v. PsinakisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- MacDonald v. SchroederSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
- Lynn v. SmithDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- Tufshinsky v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Cosmas v. Bloomingdales Bros., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- McGriff v. VidovichCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Edgar Martinez and Ruth Martinez His Wife v. E. J. Korvette, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Mendoza v. K-Mart, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Bussard v. NeilDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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