Legal Opinion

Batts v. Tow-Motor Forklift Co.

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided February 8, 1994No. DC 88-71-D-DPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*104 MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAVIDSON, District Judge.

This is a six-year-old products liability case which has come before the district court for a second trip. In March of 1991, this case was tried before the undersigned, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants. Post trial motio'ns for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or alternatively for a new trial, were denied by the undersigned on April 30, 1991. Plaintiff appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which affirmed this district court in all respects. The opinion is reported by the Fifth Circuit at…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Seven Elves, Incorporated v. Jack S. Eskenazi, Esko Industries, Inc., Gary Liebman and Jack RibackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. William Wayne Picco v. Global Marine Drilling Company, and Crosbie Offshore Services, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. State Stove Manufacturing Company v. HodgesMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Sperry-New Holland v. PrestageMississippi Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Myron Batts v. Tow-Motor Forklift Company and Caterpillar, Inc., Caterpillar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. Briney v. US Fidelity & Guar. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. MAs v. MISS. DEPT. HUMAN SERVICESMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Jenkins v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
  5. Batts v. Tow-Motor Forklift Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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