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Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Moquin, 283 U.S. 520 (1931)
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Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Moquin, 283 U.S. 520 (1931)
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Moquin No. 543 Argued April 29, 1931 Decided May 18, 1931 283 U.S. 520
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA
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In an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in a state court, where a verdict is found to be excessive in amount because of passion and prejudice excited by improper argument of the plaintiff’s counsel, it is the duty of that court to grant a new trial; the error or cannot be cured by remitting part of the verdict. P. 521.
181 Minn. 56, 231 N.W. 920, reversed.
Certiorari, 282 U.S. 833, to review a judgment sustaining a recovery under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act upon condition that part of it be remitted.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Moquin, 283 U.S. 520 (1931) in 283 U.S. 520 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IWFWUSVI4RH63JZ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Moquin, 283 U.S. 520 (1931), in 283 U.S. 520, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IWFWUSVI4RH63JZ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Moquin, 283 U.S. 520 (1931). cited in 1931, 283 U.S. 520. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IWFWUSVI4RH63JZ.
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