Legal Opinion
Mercer v. Theriot
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 1964No. 336PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner brought a wrongful death action against respondent in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy. The jury returned a verdict for petitioner in the amount of *285$25,000, and the trial court denied respondent’s motions for a new trial and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
On appeal, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the judgment. The court held that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury and remanded the…
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