HANSEN v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY

No. 13816.

276 F.2d 254 (1960)

Sylvester HANSEN, Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

March 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Weinstein, Detroit, Mich. (Charfoos, Gussin, Weinstein & Kroll, Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellant.

Rockwell T. Gust, Detroit, Mich. (Butzel, Eaman, Long, Gust & Kennedy, Detroit, Mich., Henry S. Brainard, Akron, Ohio, of counsel), for appellee.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Judge, and MARTIN and CECIL, Circuit Judges.


MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

In this action for damages involving personal injuries and property damage, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $8,000. Some six months later, the United States District Court entered judgment for the defendant, non obstante veredicto. On this appeal, the plaintiff urges that the judgment of the trial court be set aside and that a judgment in his favor be entered on the verdict of the jury.

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