Legal Opinion
Helen Trzcinski, Cross-Appellant v. American Casualty Co., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 1990No. 89-3544, 89-3584PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
After a jury trial in this diversity case, the district court entered on the customary form for judgments in civil cases:
IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED We, the jury, find for the plaintiff Helen Trzcinski, and against the defendant, American Casualty Company. We assess the damages in the following amounts: $29,478.53 for the building. Enter Judgment on the jury verdict.
This document, ending with the instruction (to whom?) to “enter judgment on the jury verdict”, obviously is the jury verdict, retyped on a judgment form. It poses questions about finality, for if the plaintiff gets $29,478.53 “for…
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- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee--Cross-Appellant v. Jack Griffin, Appeal of Merrill Moores, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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