Collins Kay III v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company’s Empirical Analysis
675 F.2d 1185 · 1982
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lutwak v. United States · United States v. Evans · Urti v. Transport Commercial Corp. · Bailey v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co. · Bridger v. Union Railway Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“we are reviewing whether the district judge has abused his judicial discretion in denying a new trial or whether as a matter of law the denial of a new trial was erroneous because there was 'an absolute absence of evidence to support the jury's verdict.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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