Chad Weisgram, et al. v. Marley Company, et al.

Decided February 22, 2000. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-161 · 528 U.S. 440 (2000) · Cited 353 times

Holding

Rule 50 permits an appellate court to direct the entry of judgment as a matter of law when it determines that evidence was erroneously admitted at trial and that the remaining, properly admitted, evidence is insufficient to constitute a submissible case.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc. · 386 U.S. 317 (1967)
• Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Duncan · 311 U.S. 243 (1940)
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
• Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael · 526 U.S. 137 (1999)
• Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation · 497 U.S. 871 (1990)
• General Electric Co. v. Joiner · 522 U.S. 136 (1997)
• Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 509 U.S. 209 (1993)
• Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. · 330 U.S. 212 (1947)
• Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc. v. Redman · 295 U.S. 654 (1935)
• Johnson v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 344 U.S. 48 (1952)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc. · 546 U.S. 394 (2006)
• Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · 530 U.S. 133 (2000)
• Carmell v. Texas · 529 U.S. 513 (2000)

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