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ALLEN v. TEXAS & PACIFIC RY. CO.

Civ. A. No. 2873.

96 F.Supp. 520 (1951)

ALLEN v. TEXAS & PACIFIC RY. CO.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Opelousas Division.

March 5, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Lewis, Opelousas, La., Leon S. Haas, Jr., Opelousas, La., for plaintiff.

Frank H. Peterman, Alexandria, La., for defendant.

PORTERIE, District Judge.

When we overruled the motion for a directed verdict, at the close of the whole case, we felt then that the motion would likely have to be sustained later. However, as indicated by Rule 50(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States District Courts, 28 U.S.C.A., we thought the verdict of the jury should be sought to prevent the repetition of a whole new trial, in case we were wrong.

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