515 F. Supp. 612 - Walker v. KFC Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Duncan · 10 Cal. App. 3d 376 - Fletcher v. Western National Life Insurance · Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Yeatts · Simblest v. Maynard · Youngman v. Nevada Irrigation District
Most-quoted passages
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“It has been said that the general grounds for a new trial are that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, that the damages are excessive, or that for other reasons the trial was not fair, and that the motion may also raise questions of law arising out of substantial errors in the admission or rejection of evidence or the giving or refusal of instructions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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