Legal Opinion
Clain v. City of Burlington
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 6, 1953No. 22481_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is.an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint under Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. rule 50(b), 28 U.S.C.A., notwithstanding a verdict for the plaintiff. The action was brought in the U. S. District Court because the plaintiff is a citizen .of the State of Washington and the defendant is a municipal corporation of Vermont. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff had been'injured, while a passenger in a motor car in the streets of Burlington, when the car collided at a 'street crossing with a “silent policeman” which was being repaired, but which the defendant failed…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fuller v. City of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
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- Freeburne v. City of EmporiaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1954
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