Mona Scott, Jerome Scott and Faye Scott v. Benjamin Conroy, Jr., Mona Scott, Jerome Scott and Faye Scott v. Benjamin Conroy, Jr.’s Empirical Analysis
577 F.2d 13 · 1978
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11
cited by 11 later decisions
September 1982
most recently cited
11 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Brown v. St. Louis Public Service Company · Brassfield v. Sears · Lafferty v. Wattle · Johnson v. Cox · Thienes v. Harlin Fruit Company
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“(F)ederal courts are not required to give the precise instructions set out in MAI. This does not detract from their usefulness to the trial judge, but there exists no strict rule which requires literal use as apparently required in state cases by the Missouri Supreme Court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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