KIERNAN v. VAN SCHAIK

No. 15076.

347 F.2d 775 (1965)

James KIERNAN and Mary Kiernan, Appellants, v. Gerald VAN SCHAIK, t/a Van's Atlantic Station.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Merwin Bader, Bader & Biggs, Wilmington, Del., for appellants.

Rodman Ward, Jr., Prickett & Prickett, Wilmington, Del. (William Prickett, Jr., Wilmington, Del., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HASTIE and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges, and WEBER, District Judge.


FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit for damages arising out of a fall on the sidewalk entrance to defendant's gas station. There have been two trials; at the first trial the jury disagreed and on the second trial some months later before the same judge a verdict was returned for the defendant. Plaintiffs unsuccessfully sought a new trial on the sole ground that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence.

On this appeal plaintiffs make no complaint...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases