Legal Opinion
Jackson County v. Alton R.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1939No. 11365PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.
Jackson County, Missouri, sued The Alton Railroad Company in two law actions which were removed on the ground of diversity of citizenship, consolidated for trial and tried together. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendant railroad company “offered peremptory instructions” and after argument the court indicated his desire for time to consider the same. The jury was thereupon waived and the trial continued before the court. At the close of all the evidence the defendant repeated its offer of a peremptory instruction and the cpurt having requested briefs…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. BowmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- State Ex Rel. Alton Railroad v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- State Ex Rel. Alton Railroad v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Stoltz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Hobbs-Western Co. v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Peebles v. Prudential Ins.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
- Anglo California Nat. Bank of San Francisco v. LazardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Anglo California Nat. Bank of San Francisco v. LazardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Stecklein v. MontgomeryIdaho Supreme Court · 1977
- Stecklein v. MontgomeryIdaho Supreme Court · 1977