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Propriety Of Special Interrogatories To Explain Inconsistent Verdicts In Consolidated Actions, Anon
Propriety Of Special Interrogatories To Explain Inconsistent Verdicts In Consolidated Actions, Anon
Washington Law Review
Two automobiles, approaching at right angles to each other, collided midway in an intersection controlled by a traffic signal. The guest-passenger in Car One was fatally injured. The administratrix of his estate (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff) brought a wrongful death action against the driver of Car Two, alleging negligence. In a separate action the driver of Car Two sought property and personal injury damages from the host-driver of Car One, alleging the latter's negligence. The host-driver of Car One counterclaimed for property damage, alleging negligence on the part of the driver of Car Two. Since the three claims arose …
Pattern Jury Instructions: Some Suggetions On Use And The Problem Of Presumptions, George Neff Stevens
Pattern Jury Instructions: Some Suggetions On Use And The Problem Of Presumptions, George Neff Stevens
Washington Law Review
Professor Stevens' article had its genesis as a book review of the New York Pattern Jury Instructions-Civil, Vol. 1 and 2 (temporary) (1965); it soon became apparent, however, that the project was of larger dimensions than most book reviews. Accordingly, and to facilitate proper indexing, the editors decided to publish the manuscript as an article. Professor Stevens critically appraises the New York pattern instructions and compares them with those of California, Illinois and other states. Because of the imminent publication of similar instructions for Washington, Professor Stevens offers some practical proposals such as appending federal annotations to pattern instructions for …
The Use Of Experts By International Tribunals, By Gillian White (1965), Seymour W. Wurfel
The Use Of Experts By International Tribunals, By Gillian White (1965), Seymour W. Wurfel
Washington Law Review
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Our Burden Of Burdens, Lloyd L. Wiehl
Our Burden Of Burdens, Lloyd L. Wiehl
Washington Law Review
Judge Lloyd L. Wiehl critically examines the different standards utiliced by the Washington Supreme Court to measure and describe the burden of proof in civil cases. He concludes that the present formulas should be converted into standards based on the probability theory.
Service Of Summons Upon Foreign Governments Through Their Diplomatic Representatives, Anon
Service Of Summons Upon Foreign Governments Through Their Diplomatic Representatives, Anon
Washington Law Review
Plaintiff steamship line, a Greek corporation, filed a libel in personam in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia against the Republic of Tunisia for unpaid demurrage allegedly accrued on plaintiff's ship while it was in Tunisian waters. Summons was issued to the Tunisian government, to be served upon its agent, the Tunisian Ambassador to the United States. Although no evidence established that the Ambassador had personally declined service, defendant United States Marshal returned the summons unexecuted, with the explanation that "the within named principal agent, having Diplomatic Immunity, and being listed on the Diplomatic List of the State …