Legal Opinion
David L. Robert v. Conti Carriers & Terminals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1982No. 81-3459PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
It is charged that, in the course of a two-day conventional personal injury case, 1 the trial judge made four errors in admitting testimony, nine errors in failing to give charges requested by the defendant, one error in deciding to give a charge requested by the victorious plaintiff, five errors in the portion of the charge prepared by the judge, and that, in addition, he erred in failing to grant a judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to the plaintiff’s contributory negligence and in failing to grant a new trial or remittitur when the jury awarded excessive…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Martha Ann Brundage Rozier v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,777, 11 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 781 Chemetron Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Business Funds, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Shows v. Jamison Bedding, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Dixon v. International Harvester Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Michael R. Moore, Larry P. Moore and Beverly K. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- James H. POWELL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Eugene v. Thezan v. Maritime Overseas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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