Legal Opinion
James G. Cockrum v. Charles E. Whitney and Philip C. Loucks
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1973No. 26609PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
James Cockrum brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants, Charles Whitney and Philip Loucks, violated his rights under color of law. He claimed that this violation resulted in serious personal injuries. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a verdict against both defendants for $169,500.00. Judgment was entered accordingly.
Whitney and Loucks then moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The trial court granted the former motion, set aside the verdict and directed entry of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- District of Columbia v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Melvin Carter v. John R. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- California Computer Products, Inc. And Century Data Systems, Inc., Plaintiffs v. International Business MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Richardson v. Suzuki Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
- Richard W. Neely v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Standard Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Leo R. Fountila, Jr. v. Mary E. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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