Legal Opinion
Leichihman v. Pickwick International Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided August 15, 1984No. Civ. 3-82-1121PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEVITT, Senior District Judge.
Before the court is defendant Pickwick’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for new trial. The standard for granting a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is a high one. The court is merely to decide the legal question whether there was evidence sufficient to create material fact issues for the jury. The court cannot decide those fact issues if they are found to exist. Lane v. Chowning, 610 F.2d 1385, 1388 (8th Cir.1979). If there is evidence of substance upon which the jury could properly or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Dicky D. Voegeli and Sharon Voegeli v. Harvard R. Lewis and Methodist Hospital, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- John McGee v. South Pemiscot School District R-V, a Political Subdivision Gary Bruton, Individually and Mitchell Fisher, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Hillman v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2001
- THS Northstar Associates v. WR Grace & Co.-Conn.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
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