Legal Opinion
Murray v. Dietz
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1960No. 2518, 2519PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
In an action for false arrest and imprisonment a jury brought in a verdict of $7,000 in favor of plaintiff against Turner's Arena, Inc., and in favor of two other defendants, Murray and Stassulli. This was on March 31, 1959. Turner’s Arena filed a timely motion asking for judgment n. o. v. or for a new trial. On April 29, 1959, the trial court denied judgment n. o. v. but granted the motion for a new trial.
More than four months later Turner filed a motion “for clarification” as to whether the new trial was to include the individual defendants. Murray and Stassulli opposed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Mitchell v. OvermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Kanatser v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Freid v. McGrathCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Banks Ex Rel. Lacey v. B. F. Saul Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Dietz v. Turner's Arena, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
- Walton v. LloydDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961