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· 4/5/1983

Robert L. Abernathy and Joyce Abernathy v. Superior Hardwoods, Inc.

Citations

  • 704 F.2d 963
  • 36 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 269
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 29079

How courts have described this case

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

  • discussing this court’s authority to order remittitur (citing 11 Wright & Miller, Federal Practice & Procedure § 2820)
  • trial judge’s “superior ability by virtue of having observed the jury first hand, to assess its fairness and competence”
  • a trial judge has “superior ability, by virtue of having observed the jury at first hand, to assess its fairness and competence.”
  • noting inconsistent decisions within the Seventh Circuit

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Judges: Cummings, Pell, Posner

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