Legal Opinion
Gleason v. Academy of the Holy Cross
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 24, 1948No. 9637PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
This is a suit by a husband and wife to recover damages for personal injuries to the wife. They appeal from an order under Rule 50(b), Federal Rules Civil Procedure [28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c] setting aside a verdict in their favor and entering judgment for the defendant.
In December 1945 appellants were house guests in appellee’s school. Their daughter was a nun on duty there. With the permission of the Superior, in charge, she had invited them to spend the Christmas holidays. Appellant Lillian Gleason was injured by falling -off a step at the back of the…
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