Legal Opinion
Charles W. Morgan v. Commercial Union Assurance Companies
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1979No. 77-2247PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Invoking our diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (1976), Charles W. Morgan, appellee, won a jury verdict of $65,000 for back injuries allegedly sustained by him in an automobile accident. Appellant Commercial Union seeks reversal of the judgment below, claiming that (1) the trial court erroneously excluded an important impeachment witness; and (2) the verdict was excessive. We think that the trial court correctly rejected both of these arguments, and accordingly affirm its judgment.
The trial below was preceded by a pre-trial conference, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 16,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. SteinbronnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Arthur Clark v. The Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- James Davis v. M. J. Duplantis, M.D., and W. Hammond Newman, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Texas and Pacific Railway Company v. Walter N. Buckles, Jr., and Silas R. StanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Jackson E. McVey and H. E. Northway v. Phillips Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- A. C. Newman, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Harry Holmes v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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