Brown v. Rudberg’s Empirical Analysis
171 F.2d 831 · 1948
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
1
states following
June 1967
most recently cited
14 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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“This court cannot hold a trial court to be in error in failing to decide an issue not put before it in a civil action. Brown v. Rudberg, 1948, 84 U.S.App.D.C. 221, 171 F.2d 831.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Stouper v. Jones
How this case has been treated — in progress
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