Legal Opinion
Independent Construction Co. v. Mathis
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided January 30, 1978No. CIV-2-76-161PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
The jury herein found for the defendant.1 The plaintiff moved timely to have such verdict and the judgment entered thereon set aside and to have judgment entered in accordance with its motion for a directed verdict, Rule 50(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or, in the alternative, for the Court to grant it a new trial, Rules 59(a), (b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. There is no merit to such motion in either of its alternatives, and it hereby is
DENIED.
“ * * * ‘The applicable judicial standard to determine the correctness of the denial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Jones v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Werthan Bag Corp. v. Agnew. Agnew v. Werthan Bag CorpCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Basham v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kathleen K. Wilkin v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Deborah J. Bauman (77-1459), Evan K. Johnston (77-1460) v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft and Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Green v. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Green v. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Green v. WilliamsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Jaynes v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1981