Ratner v. United States, No. 819
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM |
| Citation | 78 S.Ct. 913,356 U.S. 368,2 L.Ed.2d 842 |
| Decision Date | 05 May 1958 |
| Docket Number | No. 819 |
| Parties | David H. RATNER, appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Interstate Commerce Commission, et al |
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UNITED STATES of America, Interstate Commerce Commission, et al.
Supreme Court of the United States
Messrs.David Axelrod and James L. Givan, for appellant.
Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Hansen, Messrs. Charles H. Weston and Robert W. Ginnane, for the United States and Interstate Commerce Commission.
Mr. Walter Harwood, for appellee Hoover Motor Exress Co., Inc.
PER CURIAM.
The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed.
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CSX Transp. Inc. v. Marquar, No. 91-5689
...that the Fifth Circuit's decisions in Louisville & Nashville Railway Co. v. Brown, 252 F.2d 149 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 356 U.S. 949, 78 S.Ct. 913, 2 L.Ed.2d 843 (1958), and in Burlington Northern Railway Co. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees, 961 F.2d 86 (5th Cir.1992), which d......
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Filkins v. McAllister Bros., Inc., Civ. A. No. 87-135-N.
...retrial on the issue of damages. See also Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Floyd, 249 F.2d 396 (5th Cir.1957), cert. denied, 356 U.S. 949, 78 S.Ct. 913, 2 L.Ed. 2d 843 Where the verdict is clearly in excess of the amount which the evidence shows plaintiff is justly entitled to recover, it sho......
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Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc., No. 86-3389
...for new trial for abuse of discretion. Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Floyd, 249 F.2d 396, 399 (5th Cir.1957), cert. denied, 356 U.S. 949, 78 S.Ct. 913, 2 L.Ed.2d 843 Almost half a century ago, our Court stated, "[W]hile mere excessiveness in the amount to be awarded may be cured by a remit......
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Irvin v. Dowd, No. 63
...* * *.'2 The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed. 7 Cir., 251 F.2d 548. We granted certiorari, 356 U.S. 948, 78 S.Ct. 921, 2 L.Ed.2d 842.3 The constitutional claim arises in this way. Six murders were committed in the vicinity of Evansville, Indiana, two in December 1954, and ......
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CSX Transp. Inc. v. Marquar, No. 91-5689
...the Fifth Circuit's decisions in Louisville & Nashville Railway Co. v. Brown, 252 F.2d 149 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 356 U.S. 949, 78 S.Ct. 913, 2 L.Ed.2d 843 (1958), and in Burlington Northern Railway Co. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees, 961 F.2d 86 (5th Cir.1992), which de......
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Filkins v. McAllister Bros., Inc., Civ. A. No. 87-135-N.
...retrial on the issue of damages. See also Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Floyd, 249 F.2d 396 (5th Cir.1957), cert. denied, 356 U.S. 949, 78 S.Ct. 913, 2 L.Ed. 2d 843 Where the verdict is clearly in excess of the amount which the evidence shows plaintiff is justly entitled to recover, it sho......
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Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc., No. 86-3389
...for new trial for abuse of discretion. Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Floyd, 249 F.2d 396, 399 (5th Cir.1957), cert. denied, 356 U.S. 949, 78 S.Ct. 913, 2 L.Ed.2d 843 Almost half a century ago, our Court stated, "[W]hile mere excessiveness in the amount to be awarded may be cured by a ......
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Irvin v. Dowd, No. 63
...* * *.'2 The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed. 7 Cir., 251 F.2d 548. We granted certiorari, 356 U.S. 948, 78 S.Ct. 921, 2 L.Ed.2d 842.3 The constitutional claim arises in this way. Six murders were committed in the vicinity of Evansville, Indiana, two in December 1954, and ......
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