Legal Opinion

Railway Exp. Agency, Inc. v. Mallory

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 28, 1948No. 12218PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, Circuit Judge.

Appellee filed a complaint in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi, W. D., asking damages in the sum of $35,000 for personal injuries alleged to be the direct and proximate result of the negligence of appellant. The case was tried to a jury and the jury brought in a verdict for the appellee in the sum of $23,500. Appellant Express company having made timely motions for directed verdict and for a new trial, appeals on the ground that the verdict was not supported by the evidence and in the alternative that the verdict was excessive.

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
  3. Felton v. SpiroCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
  4. Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. WhitescarverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
  5. Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Mrs. Fern W. Reuter v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  2. Gordon Mailloux Enterprises, Inc., and Merchants Wholesale Co., Inc. v. Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  3. A.D.E. Inc., D/B/A Auto Dealers Exchange v. Louis Joliet Bank and Trust Company, an Illinois Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Lillie Mozell Shirey and Ernest D. Shirey v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  5. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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