Legal Opinion
United States v. E. W. Savage & Son, Inc.
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided May 26, 1972No. Civ. 71-35S, 71-36S and 71-38SPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NICHOL, Chief Judge.
Upon the completion of the evidence all parties to this action moved for a directed verdict. The Court granted the plaintiff’s motion against the three principal defendants, who are the livestock commission agents, and the three principal defendants’ motions against the third party defendant, Shields. Because of the importance of this decision and the recent admonition by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals not to grant directed verdicts unless exceptional circumstances exist, Passwaters v. General Motors Corp., 454 F.2d 1270, 1272-1273 (8th Cir. 1972),…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Susan Passwaters, by Donald Passwaters, Her Father and Next Friend, and Donald Passwaters v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Clovis National Bank v. ThomasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- United States v. Walter A. Hext, Sr., Harlingen Compress CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. E. H. Kramel and Orr Crum, Individually, and Bowles Livestock Commission CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Big Z WarehouseDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Rushmore State Bank v. Kurylas, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Western States Land & Cattle Co. v. Lexington Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Wabasso State Bank v. Caldwell Packing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Swiden Appliance & Furniture, Inc. v. National Bank of South DakotaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- Anon, Inc. v. Farmers Production Credit Ass'n of ScottsburgIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
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