The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases, Affecting Railroads of Every Kind, Decided by the Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada [1894-1913].E. Thompson Company, 1910 |
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... Court of Oklahoma , July 13 , 1909. ) [ 103 Pac . Rep . 758. ] Trial - Motion to Direct Verdict . The question presented to a trial court on a motion to direct a verdict is whether , admitting the truth of all the evidence which has ...
... Court of Oklahoma , July 13 , 1909. ) [ 103 Pac . Rep . 758. ] Trial - Motion to Direct Verdict . The question presented to a trial court on a motion to direct a verdict is whether , admitting the truth of all the evidence which has ...
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... Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada [1894-1913]. Harris v . Missouri , etc. , Ry . Co Error from District Court , Wagoner County ; John H. King , Judge . Action by William H. Harris and another ...
... Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction in the United States, England, and Canada [1894-1913]. Harris v . Missouri , etc. , Ry . Co Error from District Court , Wagoner County ; John H. King , Judge . Action by William H. Harris and another ...
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... court refused to give a peremptory instruction to the jury to find a verdict for the defendant : " If there is any evidence , direct or circumstantial , fairly tending to support the verdict , it must stand . Every pre- sumption is in ...
... court refused to give a peremptory instruction to the jury to find a verdict for the defendant : " If there is any evidence , direct or circumstantial , fairly tending to support the verdict , it must stand . Every pre- sumption is in ...
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... court to decide , as a matter of law , whether there is sufficient evi- dence for the jury to found a verdict upon . If there is not , the practice in the federal courts is to instruct the jury to return a verdict for the defendant ...
... court to decide , as a matter of law , whether there is sufficient evi- dence for the jury to found a verdict upon . If there is not , the practice in the federal courts is to instruct the jury to return a verdict for the defendant ...
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... court was requested by the railway company to instruct the jury as follows : " The court instructs the jury that the engineers and servants in charge of defendant's railway trains are not bound to keep a lookout for stock upon or near ...
... court was requested by the railway company to instruct the jury as follows : " The court instructs the jury that the engineers and servants in charge of defendant's railway trains are not bound to keep a lookout for stock upon or near ...
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