Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Boileau

469 U.S. 871

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1984-10-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • affirming lower court decision which “thoroughly analyzed the evidence on damages in light of the fifteen factors in Georgia-Pacific.”
  • absent motion for JNOV, "review for sufficiency of evidence is extremely limited or non-existent” (emphasis added)
  • whether motion denied or granted, review follows the path trod by the district court
  • in lost profits context: “One who fails to submit evidence in support of a position cannot be heard on appeal to complain that the trial court failed to find facts upholding that position”
  • upheld county ordinance granting preferential treatment to blacks in contract bidding

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Boileau. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.