Legal Opinion

Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Georgia Packing Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 7, 1947No. 12009PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order overruling appellant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and from the judgment entered against appellant upon the verdict. The sole question before us is whether there was evidence sufficient to justify the court below in submitting the case to the jury.

Plaintiff-appellee, a partnership located and doing business at Thomasville, Georgia, entered suit against defendant-appellant, the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, in the Superior Court, Thomas County, Georgia, to recover damages, in the amount of $3,231.51 and interest, caused to a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Weaver v. Palmer Brothers Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Thompson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. Southern Pacific Co. v. ItuleArizona Supreme Court · 1937

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. Delphi Frosted Foods Corp. v. Illinois Cent. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
  4. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Elmore & StahlTexas Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Fine Foliage of Florida, Inc. v. Bowman Transportation, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1988

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