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Third Circuit· 3/25/1948

United States v. Silliman

Citations

  • 167 F.2d 607
  • 1948 U.S. App. LEXIS 3801

How courts have described this case

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

  • even without statute creating cause of action, “[t]he United States can sue those who commit tortious acts which result in pecuniary loss to the United States . .”
  • \Such a rule of public policy collateral estoppel must be watched in its application lest a blind adherence to it tend to defeat the even firmer established policy of giving every litigant a full and fair day in court.\
  • “Such a rule of public policy [collateral estoppel] must be watched in its application lest a blind adherence to it tend to defeat the even firmer established policy of giving every litigant a full and fair day in court.”
  • “Such a rule of public policy [collateral estoppel] must be watched in its application lest a blind adherence to it tend to defeat the even firmer established policy of giving every litigant a full and fair day in court.”
  • \ Such a rule of public policy [collateral estoppel] must be watched in its application lest a blind adherence to it tend to defeat the even firmer established policy of giving every litigant a full and fair day in court.\
  • “Such a rule of public policy [collateral estoppel] must be watched in its application lest a blind adherence to it tend to defeat the even firmer established policy of giving every litigant a full and fair day in court.”

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Judges: Goodrich, McLaughlin, Kalodner

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Cites

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