Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

American Biltrite, Inc. v. United States

Am. Biltrite, Inc. v. United States, 435 U.S. 952 (1978)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-04-03
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • court recognized that loss causation was not based on the price at which the plaintiff bought but that he was induced to buy at all
  • insufficient nexus between gambling operation on property of and conducted by principals of mobile home park and affairs of that enterprise, rental of mobile home space and hook ups
  • federal punishment for rape set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 2031; federal definition of rape set forth by case authority
  • jury’s failure to follow the trial court’s erroneous instruction is not sufficient ground for a new trial if it is otherwise clear that the verdict is just
  • out-of-pocket rule not a talisman

Citator

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.