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· 4/24/1916

Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Co. v. Texas

Citations

  • 241 U.S. 650
  • 60 L. Ed. 1221
  • 36 S. Ct. 553
  • 1916 U.S. LEXIS 1806

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that the trial court has discretion in determining when counsel’s comments require a new trial
  • permitting mining engineer to testify as expert witness on matters of structural engineering and design
  • “Rulings on the admissibility of evidence are largely within a trial court’s sound discretion and should not be disturbed unless there has been an abuse of discretion.”
  • \Rulings on the admissibility of evidence are largely within a trial court's sound discretion and should not be disturbed unless there has been an abuse of discretion.\
  • citing, Bischoff v. Francesa, 56 S.E.2d 865, 876 (W. Va. 1949)
  • “[T]he use of the verdict credit [for joint tortfeasors] ensures against double recovery by the plaintiff.”

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