Gibson v. Lockheed Aircraft Service, Inc.

Petitioner Gibson recovered judgment in a personal injuries action against the Lockheed Company in a United States District Court. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded for a new trial on the ground that four instructions requested by Lockheed and refused by the trial court should have been given. 217 F. 2d 730. We granted certiorari, 349 U. S. 943, to consider the following questions:(1) Whether Lockheed's objection to the trial court’s refusal to give its requested instructions com*357plied with Rule 51 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.(2) Whether the refusal…