Judgment as a Matter of Law Summary Case Facts Find a case that has a successful JNOV or Judgment as a matter of law. You can pick one from the readings for this week, if you wish.
Provide a summary of the case facts and the issue before the court.
Then discuss the holding and why the court held that way.
Then, discuss whether you think the court was correct in its rule of law or not.
Here is one from 1970 that might help you understand the concept: Simblest v. Maynard, 427 F.2d 1 (2d Cir. 1970).
Click here to access the case opinion: http://www.lawnix.com/cases/simblest-maynard.html
(THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE, SO PLEASE DON’T USE THIS CASE!)
