How cited: Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,621 Securities and Exchange Commission v. James E. MacDonald Jr. · Go Syfert

Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,621 Securities and Exchange Commission v. James E. MacDonald Jr. (1984)

green · 8 citation events across 2 courts. Showing the 7 strongest citers on record (one row per citing case, strongest signal kept).
Rule Authority · 1st Cir. · 2 citations in this opinion
Civ.P. 52(a); United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 333 U.S. 364, 396 , 68 S.Ct. 525, 542 , 92 L.Ed. 746 (1948); SEC v. MacDonald, 725 F.2d 9, 11 (1st Cir.1984); Marshall v. Commonwealth Aquarium, 611 F.2d 1, 2 (1st Cir.1979).
Rule Authority · 1st Cir.
“A finding is clearly erroneous only if, after reviewing the entire record, the appellate court ‘is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.’ ” Scarpa v. Murphy, 806 F.2d 326, 328 (1st Cir.1986) (quoting Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564, 573 , 105 S.Ct. 1504, 1511 , 84 L.Ed. 2d 518 (1985); United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 333 U.S. 364, 395 , 68 S.Ct. 525, 542 , 92 L.Ed. 746 (1948); SEC v. MacDonald, 725 F.2d 9, 11 (1st Ci…
Rule Authority · 1st Cir.
“A finding is clearly erroneous only if, after reviewing the entire record, the appellate court ‘is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.’ ” Scarpa v. Murphy, 806 F.2d 326, 328 (1st Cir.1986) (quoting Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564, 573 (1985); United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 333 U.S. 364, 395 , 68 S.Ct. 525, 541-42 , 92 L.Ed. 746 (1948); SEC v. MacDonald, 725 F.2d 9, 11 (1st Cir.1984)).
Rule Authority · 1st Cir.
A finding is clearly erroneous only if, after reviewing the entire record, the appellate court “is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” Anderson v. Bessemer City, 470 U.S. 564, 573 , 105 S.Ct. 1504, 1511 , 84 L.Ed.2d 518 (1985); United States v. United States Gypsum Co., 333 U.S. 364, 395 , 68 S.Ct. 525, 541 , 92 L.Ed. 746 (1948); S.E.C. v. MacDonald, 725 F.2d 9, 11 (1st Cir.1984).
Rule Authority · 1st Cir. · signal: cf.
Cf. SEC v. MacDonald, 725 F.2d 9, 11 (1st Cir.1984) (per curiam) (district court *959 has wide latitude in evaluating the credibility of witnesses). 10 .
Rule Authority · 1st Cir.
Nor can we say that, in the absence of additional evidence, the court’s findings on liability and damages leave one “with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed”, Securities and Exchange Commission v. MacDonald, 725 F.2d 9, 11 (1st Cir.1984).
Cited · 8th Cir. · signal: see
See SEC v. MacDonald, 725 F.2d 9 , 11 n.2 (1st Cir. 1984) (per curiam) ("determinations of this type are more an art than a science, dependent upon a mix of factors for which there are no precise standards or guidelines").
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