Legal Opinion
Tennessee Valley Sand & Gravel Co. v. M/V Delta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1979No. 77-2202PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
To reach a conclusion in a reasonable way may be the best path to decision-making, but it does not always assure that the result will itself be reasonable. Indeed, decisions that prove to be sound may be reached after following inappropriate or tortuous processes, or even by relying on the vagar*932ies of fate or luck. Abraham Lincoln stressed the importance of result when he said, “I do the best I know how . If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won’t amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Utah Power & Light Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Golf City, Inc., Cross v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Inc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Mary Vizzini, Administratrix of the Estate of Salvatore Vizzini, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company C/o C. T. Corp. SystemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Gideon v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Continental Oil Company v. Bonanza Corporation, and Republic Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Malcolm v. Marathon Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Pennzoil Producing Co. v. Offshore Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Paul Leonard Jones, Jr. v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, A.K.A. ConrailCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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