Pawling and Others v. the United States

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Citation2 L.Ed. 601,4 Cranch 219,8 U.S. 219
PartiesPAWLING AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED STATES
Decision Date01 February 1808

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    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • 9 Enero 1979
    ...to the evidence, a procedural device substantially similar to summary judgment, was a common practice. E. g., Pawling v. United States, 4 Cranch 219, 221-222, 2 L.Ed. 601 (1808).16 The procedural devices of summary judgment and directed verdict are direct descendants of their common-law ant......
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    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • 24 Mayo 1943
    ...and asked for a ruling of the Court on the 'law of the case.'7 See for example Wright v. Pindar, (1647) Alleyn 18 and Pawling v. United States, 4 Cranch 219, 2 L.Ed. 601. This practice fell into disuse in England in 1793, Gibson v. Hunter, 2 H.Bl. 187, and in the United States federal court......
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    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Wyoming
    • 1 Marzo 1927
    ...... business at Cheyenne, Wyo., against William L. Ayers and. others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Rehearing denied--See ...v. Schmidt, 213 F. 199. Defendants are. estopped; Dair v. United States, supra. The defense is not. pleaded; Bank v. Co. (Utah) 165 P. ......
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