Legal Opinion
Merrill v. United Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 5, 1960PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
A jury verdict having been returned for defendant, plaintiff now moves under F.R.Civ.P., rule 59, 28 U.S.C.A. “for a new trial, or, in the alternative, for a rehearing of the plaintiff’s motion to set aside the jury’s verdict herein, made upon the rendering of said verdict, and for a new trial.”
The trial consumed ten court days. The transcript of the trial testimony runs to 954 pages.
The case was ably presented in behalf of both sides by attorneys who are acknowledged experts and specialists in the field of aviation accident litigation.
Plaintiff did not move for a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Felton v. SpiroCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
- Jorgensen v. York Ice MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lapiczak v. ZaistDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1972
- Merrill v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Merrill v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961