Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Eckert v. United States

Eckert v. United States, 404 U.S. 912 (1971)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1971-10-26
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • existence of the same duty and concomitant responsibility in others does not relieve a party of his responsibility
  • survey distributed to employees requesting suggestions for improvements in working conditions and letter and statement that employer intended to make improvements consistent with its financial ability to do so
  • existence of the same duty and concomitant responsibility in others does not relieve a party of responsibility
  • willfulness established through testimony of witnesses

Citator

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 445 F. 2d 974.