· 3/25/1976
Ronald Porterfield v. Burlington Northern Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Citations
- 534 F.2d 142
- 41 Cal. Comp. Cases 947
- 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 12208
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “[w]e cannot, by way of speculation, pierce the general verdict to draw 7 the conclusions contended for by [the appellant].”
- allegedly inadequate damage award not to be overturned where it results from credibility judgments by trier of fact
- allegedly inadequate damage award should not be overturned where it results from credibility judgments by the trier of fact
- same standard applied where the verdict was claimed to be inadequate rather than excessive
- same standard applied where the verdict was claimed to be inadequate rather than excessive
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Judges: Koelsch, Wallace, Taylor
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