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· 10/12/1964

Bowie v. Maryland

Citations

  • 379 U.S. 864

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that sanctions “ordered for the expense of moving to dismiss” were “limited” and “well within [the district court’s] discretion”
  • explaining that terms may be implied based on either (1) what ʺthe parties intended,ʺ (2) what ʺthe parties would have intended had they thought about it,ʺ or (3
  • affirming the imposition of sanctions for a party’s refusal to withdraw a claim until after a motion for summary judgment was briefed
  • dismissing a quasi-contractual cause of action because “‘an express contract cover[ed] the subject matter”
  • sanction for costs of motion appropriate where plaintiff ignored request to withdraw meritless claim, requiring defendant to move for summary judgment
  • “[Q]uasi-contractual . . . relief is unavailable where an express contract covers the subject matter.”

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