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· 11/19/1976

Eugene B. Kassman v. The American University. Appeal of Lloyd Ultan

Citations

  • 546 F.2d 1029
  • 178 U.S. App. D.C. 263
  • 22 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1040
  • 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 6170

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that a plaintiff can recover no more than the loss actually suffered
  • pro rata reductions permissible only where one tortfeasor would have been able to compel contribution, but for the plaintiff's settlement with another tortfeasor
  • “Where there has been only one injury, the law confers only one recovery, irrespective of the multiplicity of parties whom or theories which the plaintiff pursues.”
  • “Where there has been only one injury, the law confers only one recovery, irrespective of the multiplicity of parties whom or theories which the plaintiff pursues.”
  • “Where there has been only one injury, the law confers only one recovery, irrespective of the multiplicity of parties whom or theories which the plaintiff pursues.”
  • “Where there has been only one injury, the law confers only one recovery, irrespective of the multiplicity of parties whom or theories which the plaintiff pursues.”

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Judges: Clark, Bazelon, Robinson

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