Legal Opinion
Reyes v. Grace Line, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 5, 1971No. 67 Civ. 3410PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOPER, District Judge.
Plaintiff moves to set aside the jury’s verdict in defendant’s favor rendered June 21, 19711 *in his action for damages allegedly sustained as a result of a fall from the gangway of defendant's vessel SS SANTA ROSA on August 20, 1967. We are asked to render judgment notwithstanding the verdict or grant a new trial pursuant to Rules 50(b), (c), and 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Interference with a jury’s verdict calls for, and must be attended with, the exercise of extreme caution.2 We are constrained here to grant the motion for a new trial.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Heriberto Oliveras v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Wilbert Sprague v. The Texas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Isley v. Motown Record Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975