Legal Opinion

Jayne v. Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 23, 1941No. 100PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The defendant appeals from a judgment against it for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Mary Jayne, in a collision between its motor truck, with a trailer attached, and a motor car in which she was being driven by her husband. Both she and he brought the action, and the case was tried to a jury which brought in a verdict against him and for her. The defendant raises the following points: (1) That the verdicts were inconsistent and cannot stand; (2) that the evidence did not support a verdict; (3) that the judge erred in excluding a piece of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Bragdon v. KelloggSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1919
  3. Schwartz v. FletcherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
  4. Southern Pac. Co. v. StephanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
  5. Fitzgerald v. MiddlebrookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Wei Zhang v. American Gem Seafoods, Inc., Delaware Corporation McMi Food Company, a Texas Corporation Harry Lees, a Natural PersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  2. Globus v. Law Research Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  3. Daigle v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
  4. James P. Merchant v. Philip Henry RuhleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  5. In Re Vivendi Universal, S.A. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011

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