Legal Opinion

Motey v. Pickle Marble & Granite Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 13, 1896No. 703PublishedCited by 43 opinions

In Error to tbe Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern • District of Arkansas.

1Opinion of the Court

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

The chief complaint in this case is that, at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the court below directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, and judgment was rendered accordingly. David Motey, the plaintiff in error, sued out this writ to reverse that judgment. His action was for damages for a personal injury, which he alleged was caused by the negligence of the Pickle Marble & Granite Company, the defendant in eiror. The facts established were these:

The plaintiff was a laborer 34 years of age. The superintendent of the marble and granite company…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad v. HawthorneSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Manufacturers' Accident Indemnity Co. v. DorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
  3. Morse v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  4. Dougan v. . Champlain Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
  5. Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. JarviCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1892

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Cole v. German Savings & Loan Soc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
  2. United States Smelting Co. v. ParryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
  3. Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. v. BelliwithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
  4. St. Louis Cordage Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
  5. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. McElroyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897

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