Legal Opinion
Harold B. Schwartz and Eric Rosenbaum v. Nms Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1978No. 76-3547PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
“Good will,” the trite shop sign remarks, “is the disposition of a pleased customer to return to the place where he has been well treated.” 1 Even if courts had personal conceits, however, they would not need to encourage custom. This and other courts, without wishing to be ungracious, therefore, have developed the doctrine known as the law of the case: once a case has been decided on appeal, the rule adopted is to be applied, right or wrong, absent exceptional circumstances, in the disposition of the lawsuit.
As we explained in White v. Murtha, 5 Cir. 1967, 377…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- White v. MurthaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- John J. Terrell, Plaintiff-Appelle v. Household Goods Carriers' BureauCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Golf City, Inc., Cross v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Inc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Burns v. HeinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gulf Coast Building and Supply Company, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 480, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Morrow v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Potashnick v. Port City Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Todd Shipyards Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Auto Transportation, S.A., Intervenor-Appellee v. Turbine Service, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Michael Kelly RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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