Legal Opinion
Alfred W. Chesny, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Steven Chesny, Deceased v. J. Marek
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 1984No. 82-2927PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a defendant, up to 10 days before the trial begins, to “serve upon the adverse party an offer to allow judgment to be taken against him for the money or property or to the effect specified in his offer, with costs then accrued.” If the offer is rejected and “the judgment finally obtained by the offeree is not more favorable than the offer, the offeree must pay the costs incurred after the making of the offer.” Little known and little used (see Note, Rule 68: A “New" Tool for Litigation, 1978 Duke L.J. 889, 890), Rule…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by41 opinions
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