Legal Opinion
Joseph E. Dowdell v. U.S. Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1974No. 73-1424PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK W. WILSON, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a directed verdict of dismissal in a negligence action. The plaintiff (appellant) was injured when a heavy lifting ring on a large metal press fell and crushed his leg as the equipment was being installed. At the completion of all proof in the case, the District Court concluded that the evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant was insufficient to warrant submitting the case to the jury and directed a verdict of dismissal.
The settled rule for testing on appeal the action of a trial court in withdrawing a case from the jury and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Stevens v. Industrial CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1945
- Gedra v. Dallmer Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1950
- Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corporation and United States Steel Homes Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Curtis Milstead v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 957Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Glenn C. Nida and Daniel P. Yurovich v. Plant Protection Association NationalCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Boris SAWCHIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. E.I. DuPONT DENEMOURS & CO., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Drayton Ex Rel. Drayton v. Jiffee Chemical Corp.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1975
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