· 2/21/1968
Benjamin Polycarpo Soley v. The Star & Herald Co.
Citations
- 390 F.2d 364
- 11 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 97
- 1968 U.S. App. LEXIS 7979
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing the general rule which permits judicial notice of a court's prior cases to support a motion for summary judgment, but reversing because in his order, the trial judge made no specific reference to the basis for his grant of summary judgment
- in motion to set aside judgment, court could take judicial notice of its own records in related litigation
- “Federal rules . . . were not promulgated to trap unwary litigants.”
- error to overlook factual issue
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Judges: Rives, Goldberg, Ainsworth
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