Raritan Trucking Corporation, a Corporation of the State of New Jersey v. Aero Commander, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Raritan Trucking Corporation (“Raritan”) brought this action to recover property damages resulting from a plane crash, for which damages the appellee Continental Can Corporation (“Continental”) is allegedly responsible. The action was commenced in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County, against three defendants and from there it was removed by the defendants to the United States District Court. 1 At trial at the close of the plaintiff’s case, the. District Court directed verdicts 2 and entered judgment in…