Amis v. Ashworth’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “Certainly, if the assault case went to trial with Brown [real party in interest] as plaintiff and [Amis] as defendant, [Amis] would be hard-pressed to show prejudice or harm requiring reversal because of the admitted tactical disadvantage of being cast before the jury as a defendant rather than a plaintiff, as opposed to seeking relief by way of mandamus to correct an alleged arbitrary and unreasonable act. Indeed, as Brown himself acknowledges in his brief, the entire trial record must be consulted by the appellate court to determine what harm, if any, resulted from a wrongful realignment of the parties, (emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Hawthorne v. Guenther