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Federal Procedure - Judgments - Motion For Judgment Notwithstanding The Verdict Required Before Appellate Court Can Enter Judgment, Joseph M. Kortenhof, S.Ed.
Federal Procedure - Judgments - Motion For Judgment Notwithstanding The Verdict Required Before Appellate Court Can Enter Judgment, Joseph M. Kortenhof, S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Petitioner brought suit against respondent railroad under the Jones Act for the wrongful death of her husband. At the completion of all the evidence, the railroad moved to dismiss the complaint and further asked for a directed verdict. The trial court submitted the case to the jury reserving its decision on the motion. A verdict was returned for the petitioner. Within ten days of the verdict, the railroad moved to have the verdict set aside on the ground that it was excessive, contrary to the law, to the evidence, and to the weight of the evidence. Two months later the …
Negligence-Duty Of Care-Liability Of State Mental Hospital For Acts Of A Dangerous Patient After Improper Discharge, Edgar A. Strause S.Ed.
Negligence-Duty Of Care-Liability Of State Mental Hospital For Acts Of A Dangerous Patient After Improper Discharge, Edgar A. Strause S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
One Jones, a mental incompetent, was erroneously released as "recovered" from a state hospital for the criminal insane, after having been transferred there because of his dangerous behavior at a state penal institution. Jones' frequent assaultive behavior at the hospital was not reported in his case history upon which the determination of his recovery was partially based, nor was any inquiry made into the motivation for such conduct. Crowded conditions and an inadequate psychiatric staff were responsible for the improper diagnosis of the patient's condition and his ultimate discharge. Four days after his release he killed four persons. The administratrix …