Fitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowa

2. The History of the case

Who won at the trial court level?

Who won at the lower appellate level?

Who won at the U.S. Supreme Court level (if the case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court)?

3. The Facts (What happened that caused the plaintiff to sue?)

4. The Plaintiff's Theory (Why he thinks he is right.)

5. The Defendant's Theory (Why he thinks he is right.)

6. The Legal Issue (a yes or no question)

7. The Holding of the Court (Yes or no--answers the legal issue).

8. The Reasoning of the Court (i.e.: what facts and laws did the court rely on to decide the case; why the case was decided in the winner's favor; why did the other side lose)

9. What do you think? Was this case decided correctly? Why or why not?