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Control Data Corp. v. Potter Instrument Co., 1980 — 449 U.S. 1022 · caselaw · US
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Control Data Corp. v. Potter Instrument Co.
449 U.S. 1022·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
Justice White dissents from the denial of certiorari because the judgment below is in conflict with the judgments of other Courts of Appeals.
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Opinion
No. 80-561.
Control Data Corp. v. Potter Instrument Co.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Justice White dissents from the denial of certiorari because the judgment below is in conflict with the judgments of other Courts of Appeals.
E. g., Martinez v. Trainor, 556 F. 2d 818, 821 (CA7 1977); Jusino v. Morales & Tio, 139 F. 2d 946 (CA1 1944); Virginia Land Co. v. Miami Shipbuilding Corp., 201 F. 2d 506 (CA5 1953).