Legal Opinion
Portman v. American Home Products Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 25, 1951PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
S. H. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
Defendant moves in the alternative: (1) for the entry of judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict; or (2) for a new trial on the ground that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence; or (3) for a new trial on the ground that the verdict is the result of improper influence upon the jury.
The complaint sets forth two causes of action, both arising out of the same transaction. Under the first cause of action it is alleged that in February, 1944 defendant engaged plaintiff to aid defendant in the acquisition of businesses in the veterinary serum…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Riddlesbarger v. Hartford InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Binder v. Commercial Travelers Mut. Acc. Ass'n of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Von Reitzenstein v. TomlinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Portman v. American Home Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Jones v. HirschfeldDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004