· 12/22/1988
John T. KEARNS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. KEYSTONE SHIPPING COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee
Citations
- 863 F.2d 177
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 17402
- 48 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 38,511
- 48 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 969
- 1988 WL 136478
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- affirming district court’s grant of a new trial “[i]n the face of overwhelming testimony and evidence that conflicted with [plaintiffs] version of events”
- affirming district court's grant of a new trial \[i]n the face of overwhelming testimony and evidence that conflicted with [plaintiff's] version of events\
- \[O]nly on a finding of an abuse of discretion [in the grant of a new trial motion] should a reviewing court set aside the trial court's determination.\
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Judges: Breyer, Selya, Caffrey
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