Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Fong v. United States

Fong v. United States, 370 U.S. 938 (1962)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1962-06-25
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that firm was not in a failing condition were it had a positive net worth
  • “Certainly, a defendant offering a sum in settlement of a suit asking, among other things, for an injunction against certain conduct, would not understand that a similar demand could be asserted the day after settlement.”
  • refusal to return to taking of deposition
  • $650,000 punitive damages award deemed “monstrous”

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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.