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BOYNTON v. RYAN

No. 12566.

257 F.2d 70 (1958)

William V. BOYNTON, Jr., Appellant, v. Gordon G. RYAN.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Sayre, Philadelphia, Pa. (Arthur R. G. Solmssen, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Henry T. Reath, Philadelphia, Pa. (James J. McCabe, Jr., Henry T. Reath, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MARIS, GOODRICH and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment following a directed verdict for the defendant in a personal injury case. Federal jurisdiction is based solely on diversity.

The incident out of which the action arose occurred on May 1, 1955, when a golf ball driven by the defendant struck the plaintiff so severely that the loss of an eye resulted.

The plaintiff and a companion were playing golf at the Valley Forge Golf Club, Valley Forge...

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