Legal Opinion
The New York Central Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Larus Casto
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1954No. 6845PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Larus Casto brought a civil action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia against The New York Central Railroad Company (hereinafter called Central), to recover damages sustained in a collision between the automobile that Casto was driving and an engine of Central. Central moved for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence; this motion was overruled, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of Casto for $7,000. Central then moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; this motion was overruled, and judgment on the…
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- Gray v. N. & W. Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
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