1940
by Manuscript; Rutledge, Wiley
1940. Examples of Wiley Rutledge's Work When He was Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals [Manuscript]. Rutledge, Wiley [1894-1949]. Memorandum to Chief Justice Groner and Mr Justice Miller: No. 7520. Baltimore & Ohio R.R. v. Corbin, November 27, 1940. 2 pp. [With] Memorandum to Chief Justice Groner and Mr Justice Miller: No. 7520. Baltimore & Ohio R.R. v. Corbin, November 27, 1940. 1 pp. [And] Memorandum to Chief Justice Groner: No. 7520. Baltimore & Ohio R.R. v. Corbin, December 2, 1940. 1 pp. Three single-sided typescript documents on 10-3/4" x 8" United States Court of Appeals, Washington, D.C. letterhead, all initialed "W.R." Moderate toning, negligible light soiling, staple holes to upper-left corner of 2 pp. November 27 Memorandum, "file" in pencil to upper-right corner of its first page, check mark in pencil to head of December 2 Memorandum. $350. * These memoranda concern the appeal of a wrongful death case against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in which a driver was struck in his car at a railroad grade crossing with a broken warning signal. Judged by Chief Justice Groner and Associate Justices Miller and Rutledge, the Court affirmed the judgement on December 9, 1940 in an opinion written by Rutledge, who would later serve as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1943 to 1949. The memoranda trace Rutledge's final steps when he wrote the Court's opinion. The 2 pp. November 27 Memorandum is a draft of the opinion. The 1 pp. Memorandum shows how he will incorporate a suggestion from Chief Justice Groner. The December 2 Memorandum discusses two changes he will make to its final version. Taken together, these documents are fine examples of Rutledge's working process.
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