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· 6/24/1985

Linda Jasperson, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Purolator Courier Corp., Appellee/cross-Appellant

Citations

  • 765 F.2d 736
  • 120 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2932
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 21228

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that failure to discuss an issue in an appellate brief constitutes abandonment of that issue
  • noting questions not made issues on appeal ordinarily will be given no consideration by an appellate court
  • applying statute removing punitive damages as remedy to case filed prior to statute’s enactment
  • a party’s failure to raise or discuss an issue in that party’s brief is deemed an abandonment of that issue
  • party’s failure to raise or discuss an issue in his brief is deemed an abandonment of that issue
  • “A party's failure to raise or discuss an issue in his brief is to be deemed an abandonment of that issue.”

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Judges: Lay, Gibson, Fagg

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