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Peltomaa v. Katahdin Pulp & Paper Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine

Decided December 3, 1906No. 43PublishedCited by 2 opinions

At Raw. On motion for new trial.

1Opinion of the Court

HARE, District Judge.

This is an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence in not using reasonable care in providing a suitable guy rope to support a derrick used in unloading a car of water pipe.

The case now comes before the court on the defendant’s motion for a new trial. Upon that motion, learned counsel for the defendant have argued mainly upon the points that the verdict is against the weight of evidence and that the damages, $4,208.33Rj, are excessive.

The plaintiff is a Finn. The witnesses which he has introduced…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lincoln v. PowerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Newcomb v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. Schuchardt v. AllensSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
  4. Reeve v. DennettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
  5. Southern Pac. Co. v. RauhCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1892

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jones v. Atlantic Refining Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Fornwalt v. Reading Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948

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