Legal Opinion
Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated v. Norman E. Morris
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1960No. 13879PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.
In a tort action for malicious prosecution, the jury returned a verdict for ap-pellee, awarding him compensatory damages in the amount of $25,000. The jury rejected appellee’s claim for punitive damages.
Appellant's motion for a new trial, based on the contention that the verdict was excessive and given under the influence of passion and prejudice, was overruled by the District Judge. On appeal, this Court was of the opinion that the District Judge, in passing upon the motion for a new trial, erroneously considered evidence which had been properly…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Imperial Oil, Limited v. Frank DrlikCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Werthan Bag Corp. v. Agnew. Agnew v. Werthan Bag CorpCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Spero-Nelson v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Cas L. Cordle v. Allied Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Eloise Humble, Administratrix of the Estate of James Delbert Humble v. Mountain State Construction Company and William Woodrow Hoylman, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Cross v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Ernest Gene Mooney v. Henderson Portion Pack Co., Inc., and Troy Weldon GuffeyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Aaron Edson Blasky, Administrator of the Estate of Dovie B. Blasky v. Wheatley Trucking, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
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