· 5/15/1980
W. Reid Wright, Bessie B. Wright and Reid Wright, Jr. v. Farmers Co-Op of Arkansas and Oklahoma
Citations
- 620 F.2d 694
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 17531
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- reviewing court must read and consider the charge as a whole and a single error may be cured by consideration of the entire charge
- single erroneous instruction will not necessarily require reversal if cured by subsequent instruction, but reversal was required in this instance
- reviewing court must read and consider the charge as a whole and a single error may be cured by consideration of the entire charge
- in diversity, state law controls the substance of jury instructions, but the grant or denial of an instruction is a procedural matter for determination under federal law
- in diversity, state law controls the substance of jury instructions, but the grant or denial of an instruction is a procedural matter for determination under federal law
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Judges: Gibson, Lay, McMILLIAN
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