holding that “under our system of law, a decision of a higher court is binding as a precedent to the extent of the ratio decidendi of the case”
How later courts described this case
- holding that “under our system of law, a decision of a higher court is binding as a precedent to the extent of the ratio decidendi of the case”
- finding that district court committed reversable error by trying an equitable claim for back pay to a jury
- holding that back pay awards are diminished by earnings in the interim
- approving "the exercise of federal judicial power through § 1983 to redress constitutional wrongs through requiring appropriate official acts by officials sued in their representative capacities"
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
JONES, Circuit Judge,
(dissenting).
I am in agreement with the district court in its holding that Monroe v. Pape, 1961, 365 U.S. 167 , 81 S.Ct. 473 , 5 L.Ed.2d 492 , means what it says and that it requires dismissal of appellants’ complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.