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Sampliner v. Motion Picture Patents Co., 254 U.S. 233 (1920)
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Sampliner v. Motion Picture Patents Co., 254 U.S. 233 (1920)
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Sampliner v. Motion Picture Patents Company No. 89 Argued November 12, 1920 Decided December 6, 1920 254 U.S. 233
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
A party who joins the opposing party in requesting the district court to instruct peremptorily upon the ground that the evidence entitles him to a verdict as a matter of law may reserve his right to go to the jury if the court should regard the facts as disputed, and where such reservation is properly made, the court cannot ignore it and assume to find the facts from the evidence as though the case had been unconditionally submitted. P. 239.
Held that adequate and timely reservation of the right was made in this case.
255 F. 242 reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sampliner v. Motion Picture Patents Co., 254 U.S. 233 (1920) in 254 U.S. 233 254 U.S. 234. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EWC6434Y11GDVUJ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Sampliner v. Motion Picture Patents Co., 254 U.S. 233 (1920), in 254 U.S. 233, page 254 U.S. 234. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EWC6434Y11GDVUJ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sampliner v. Motion Picture Patents Co., 254 U.S. 233 (1920). cited in 1920, 254 U.S. 233, pp.254 U.S. 234. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=EWC6434Y11GDVUJ.
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