Legal Opinion
Quanah, A. & P. Ry. Co. v. Gray
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1933No. 6499PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Prom a verdict and judgment against it in a personal injury suit, defendant appeals. Complaining of the verdict as without basis in the evidence, it seeks a reversal because of the failure of the trial court to grant its motion for an instructed verdict. No other substantial claim of error was saved. If the evidence demanded a verdict for the defendant, the case must be reversed. .If it did not, it must be affirmed.
Plaintiff claimed that the handle of a hammer he and his helper were using broke Toeeause of the brashness and brittleness of the handle, injuring him. He…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Truax v. CorriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Southern Pacific Co. v. BerkshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Rase v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. VineyardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- Texas & Pacific Railway Company v. Mrs. Gladys Mayeaux LabordeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Sunray Oil Corporation v. G. T. AllbrittonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Sunray Oil Corporation v. G. T. AllbrittonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951