· 6/26/1991
La Amiga Del Pueblo, Inc. v. Ismael Robles
Citations
- 937 F.2d 689
- 20 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 42
- 19 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1386
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 13263
- 1991 WL 111157
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- holding that unobjected to jury instructions become the law of the case
- explaining that if the verdict-loser has not made a timely motion for a new trial, “the court of appeals will not thereafter review the weight of the evidence undergirding the adverse verdict”
- explaining that <br>if the verdict-loser has not made a timely motion for a new trial, <br>\the court of appeals will not thereafter review the weight of the <br>evidence undergirding the adverse verdict\
- absent timeous objection, a party ordinarily waives any right to complain about jury instructions
- appellate attack on jury verdict held frivolous given conflicting evidence and failure to preserve claims
- no new trial warranted when there was no objection and, even if court’s instruction was erroneous, it “did not seriously affect the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” (internal citation and punctuation omitted)
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Judges: Selya, Cyr, Keeton
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