Legal Opinion
Moffett v. Arabian American Oil Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 25, 1949PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge.
Defendant seeks to set aside the verdict of the jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,150,000.
Defendant makes two motions; (1) to set aside the verdict of the jury and, notwithstanding the verdict, to enter judgment in favor of the. defendant, in accordance with the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict on the trial and on . the ground that-' the motion for. a directed verdict should have been granted for all the reasons upon -which the said motion was based when made ■ and because:
a. The claim asserted by the plaintiff is against-public policy;
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Trist v. ChildSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Lyon v. . MitchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Fratta v. Grace Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
3Cited by5 opinions
- Caporossi v. Atlantic City, New JerseyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1963
- Moffett v. Arabian American Oil Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Rosner v. U. S. Waterways Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
- Merrill v. United Air Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Black Industries, Inc. v. BushDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1953