· 5/4/1959
Mercer v. Theriot
Citations
- 359 U.S. 983
- 79 S. Ct. 941
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that denial of intervention as of right to apple pickers was reversible error and admitting intervenors as parties-defendant
- remarking that a “district court may consider a [?] transfer sua sponte” if the parties receive “an opportunity to be heard before a decision is rendered.”
- noting that “liberal intervention is desirable to dispose of as much of a controversy involving as many apparently concerned persons as is compatible with efficiency and due process”
- noting that “liberal intervention is desirable to dispose of as much of a controversy involving as many apparently concerned persons as is compatible with efficiency and due process”
- stating that a district court may sua sponte consider transfer pursuant to § 1404(a)
- stating that a district court may sua sponte consider transfer pursuant to § 1404(a)
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