Pennsylvania R. R. v. Goldie’s Empirical Analysis
182 F.2d 9 · 1950
Citation profile
18 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lavender v. Kurn · Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. · Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc. · Davlin v. Henry Ford & Son, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“Only when there is a complete absence of probative facts to support the conclusion reached does reversible error appear. But where, as here, there is an evidential basis for the jury's verdict, the jury is free to discard or disbelieve whatever facts are inconsistent with its conclusion and the appellate court's function is exhausted when that evidentiary basis becomes apparent, it being immaterial that the court might draw a contrary inference or feel that another conclusion is more reasonable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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