Legal Opinion
Reed v. Gulf Oil Corporation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 29, 1963No. Civ. A. 766-61PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of a seven-year-old boy. The jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff father for the sum of $20,000. The defendant now moves for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial, both on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence and on the ground that the amount of damages awarded was excessive.
The little boy was struck and instantly killed by a truck of the defendant while he was running across the street in front of the truck. The accident took place in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Management Services, Inc. v. HellmanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1955
- Lucille M. Rankin, Administratrix on the Estate of Ronald Rankin, Deceased v. Shayne Brothers, Inc., Billy F. Rankin v. Shayne Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Hord v. National Homeopathic HospitalDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1952
- United States v. GuyerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- National Homeopathic Hospital v. HordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mitchell v. BuchheitSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- Fornaro v. Jill Bros.New York Supreme Court · 1964
- Dean v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1965
- Hurtig v. BjorkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Hurtig v. BjorkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965