Legal Opinion
Stover v. Hattiesburg Public School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2008No. 07-60419PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Addie Stover (“Sto-ver”) appeals the Final Judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of Defendant-Appellee Hattiesburg Public School District (“School District”), the denial of a motion for a new trial, and the district court’s grant of attorney’s fees to the School District. On appeal, Stover argues that (1) the district court made evidentiary errors during the trial, (2) the district court erroneously permitted the “same actor” jury instruction, (3) the jury verdict was against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and (4) the…
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