SNIPES v. PURE OIL COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 7163.

186 F.Supp. 373 (1960)

Tracy L. SNIPES v. PURE OIL COMPANY, Loffland Brothers Company, Third-Party Defendant.

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

August 15, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart & Mestayer, New Orleans, La., Edwards & Edwards, Crowley, La., Herbert W. Christenberry, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Dubuisson & Dubuisson, Opelousas, La., for defendant.

Normann & Normann, New Orleans, La., for third party defendant.


HUNTER, District Judge.

Alleging that his serious, permanent, and disabling injuries resulted from the proximate negligence of defendant, plaintiff brings this maritime tort action on the civil side.

The case was tried and resulted in a verdict by the jury in favor of plaintiff for $75,000.

At the close of plaintiff's case, defendant filed a motion for a directed verdict. Defendant filed a similar motion at the close of all the evidence. These motions...

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