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· 10/23/1922

Board of Trade v. Johnson

Citations

  • 260 U.S. 715
  • 43 S. Ct. 92
  • 67 L. Ed. 478
  • 1922 U.S. LEXIS 2584

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing the well-established principle that a party inviting a court to commit error cannot complain eiTor was committed
  • finding that “silence may operate as a waiver of objections to error and irregularities”
  • “This Court has consistently held that ‘silence may operate as a waiver of objections to error and irregularities[.]’” (citations omitted)
  • “A litigant may not silently acquiesce to an alleged error, or actively contribute to such error, and then raise that error as a reason for reversal on appeal.”
  • “A litigant may not silently acquiesce to an alleged error, or actively contribute to such error, and then raise that error as a reason for reversal on appeal.”
  • “A litigant may not silently acquiesce to an alleged error, or actively contribute to such error, and then raise that error as a reason for reversal on appeal.”

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