Greenberg v. Mobil Oil Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BREWSTER, District Judge.

Gary Greenberg and his father filed this suit against Mobil Oil Corporation, Buddy Robinson and Jerry Don Tolly for damages for personal injuries sustained by Gary Greenberg when he was a minor. After a jury trial, the plaintiffs have filed a motion for judgment n. o. v., or in the alternative for a new trial.

This case grew out of an unfortunate incident where Jerry Don Tolly, one of the defendants, shot Gary Greenberg, one of the plaintiffs, with a small caliber pistol. The injury from the gunshot wound was critical, but an operation brought about a…