ROCHESTER CIVIC THEATRE, INC. v. RAMSAY

No. 18352.

368 F.2d 748 (1966)

ROCHESTER CIVIC THEATRE, INC., Appellant, v. Maria RAMSAY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

November 17, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Berens, of O'Brien, Ehrick & Wolf, Rochester, Minn., for appellant. F. J. O'Brien, Rochester, Minn., with him on the brief.

Stuart W. Rider, Jr., of Rider, Bennett, Egan & Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee. Bettle, Neal, Harris, Minor & Williams, Charlottesville, Va., with him on the brief.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT and GIBSON, Circuit Judges and NICHOL, District Judge.


GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff Rochester Civic Theatre, Inc. appeals from an adverse jury verdict finding the appellee-defendant Maria Ramsay not liable on a $40,000 charitable subscription pledge and from the trial court's refusal to sustain a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative granting a new trial. This is a diversity case governed by Minnesota law.

Plaintiff is a Minnesota non-profit corporation and is organized...

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