Legal Opinion
The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1969No. 24588PublishedCited by 2,382 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
The importance of formulating a proper standard in federal court to test the sufficiency of the evidence for submission of a case to the jury, in connection with motions for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict,1 caused us to place this Alabama diversity personal injury suit en banc.
Shipman, an employee of Boeing, sued his employer for damages under the common law and the Alabama Employers’ Liability Act (Tit. 26, § 326, Code of Ala., 1940), as a result of injuries he claims were received in the course of his work at Boeing’s Huntsville,…
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