Legal Opinion
Holcombe v. Buckland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1942No. 4955PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
Separate suits brought by Clay Wilson Buckland and Charles Doss against George C. Holcombe to recover damages for personal injuries were consolidated and tried together in the District Court and resulted in judgments of $7,000 for Buckland and $5,000 for Doss. The defendant appealed, complaining that the District Judge erred in refusing to direct a verdict in his favor and in refusing certain instructions offered by him for submission to the jury.
The facts with respect to the accident that caused the injuries were the same in both cases. The plaintiffs were employees of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Woolwine's Adm'r v. Ches. & O. R'y Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
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