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· 5/13/1963

Federal Pacific Electric Co. v. City of Kansas City

Citations

  • 373 U.S. 914
  • 83 S. Ct. 1297

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that there is no right to a jury trial where there is no genuine dispute of material fact for a jury to resolve
  • applying the summary judgment standard to the issues of “valuation and damages” in a condemnation case
  • “[T]he common law rule [is] that a trespasser who builds on another’s land dedicates his structure to the land’s owner.”
  • \The very existence of a summary judgment provision demonstrates that no right to a jury trial exists unless there is a genuine issue of material fact suitable for a jury to resolve.\
  • \The very existence of a summary judgment provision demonstrates that no right to a jury trial exists unless there is a genuine issue of material fact suitable for a jury to resolve.\

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