Kovacich v. Benjamin’s Empirical Analysis
951 F.2d 114 · 1991
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 621 (§ 2 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on General Leaseways, Inc. v. National Truck Leasing Ass'n · Brandes v. Burbank · McDonald v. Sandvik Process Systems, Inc. · Lake County Assessor's Office v. Review Board of the Indiana Department of Employment & Training Services
Most-quoted passages
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“If the substance of the tendered instruction is sufficiently covered by other instructions, the refusal of such an instruction will not ordinarily constitute error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“with an eye towards the adequacy of the instructions actually given.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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