· 12/31/1956
Grace M. Matteson, as Surviving of the Last Will and Testament of Edward M. Markham v. United States
Citations
- 240 F.2d 517
- 52 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 348
- 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 4947
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- cautioning judges against \yielding to counsel\ the responsibility of crafting judgments and thereby \accepting the normal excess of detail supplied by zealous advocates in their natural desire to press home all conceivable ad hoc advantages from the judgment.\
- cautioning judges against “yielding to counsel” the responsibility of crafting judgments and thereby “accepting the normal excess of detail supplied by zealous advocates in their natural desire to press home all conceivable ad hoc advantages from the judgment.”
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Judges: Clark, Frank, Lumbard
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