· 3/8/2001
Roger L. Burry v. Eustis Plumbing & Heating, Inc., a Nebraska Corporation Alcan Aluminum Corporation, Doing Business as Kroy Transportation, Inc.
Citations
- 243 F.3d 432
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 3535
- 2001 WL 224503
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that a new trial is necessary only when the instructions “misled the jury or had a probable effect on its verdict” (citation omitted)
- holding that the plaintiff’s “showing of prejudice [for an alleged erroneous jury instruction] fizzles” in part because “the defense exposed serious problems with his case”
- affirming a district court's denial of a motion for a new trial where delivery of jury instruction did not prejudice movant
- \We will order a new trial only if the error misled the jury or had a probable effect on its verdict.\ (internal marks omitted)
- “We will order a new trial only if the error misled the jury or had a probable effect on its verdict.” (internal marks omitted)
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Judges: Hansen, Murphy, Bye
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