Legal Opinion
Williams v. Watson
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided June 8, 1972No. Civ. A. Nos. 1029 and 1030Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
These are diversity actions for damages for personal injuries and property damage arising from a motor vehicle collision. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) (1). The jury returned verdicts for each of the plaintiffs against the defendant and awarded Mr. Williams $10,000 and Mrs. Williams $25,000 in damages.* The defendant has moved seasonably for a new trial. Rule 59(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
There is no merit to the ground of such motion regarding the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdicts. No motions for directed verdicts were made,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Helen Corinne Scales Trice v. Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Mrs. Fletcher Harvey Jenkins, Administratrix v. Associated Transport, Inc., Frank L. Whaley v. Associated Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Fontaine v. Mason Dixon Freight LinesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1961
- Michael A. Cutter v. Cincinnati Union Terminal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
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