Legal Opinion
United States v. R.S. Rainwater, Sr., D/B/A R.S. Rainwater & Sons, United States of America v. Citizens National Bank, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1960No. 16473_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REGISTER, District Judge.
The narrow questions presented on these appeals are whether the trial court committed reversible error in excluding witness Blalock’s prior written inconsistent statements as substantive evidence, and in directing a verdict in favor of the defendants. 1
These actions were instituted by the United States of America under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. §§ 231-233, against R. S. Rainwater, Sr., Sloan Rainwater and William Rainwater (doing business as a partnership under the name of R. S. Rainwater & Sons), and the Citizens National Bank of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Di Carlo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- Rainwater v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Hickory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Southern Railway Co. v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Arthur Eugene Byrd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Warfield Milo Goings v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Edward Earl Brooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Larry C. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Custer Channel Wing CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1965
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