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The Common Law Declaration In West Virginia, Leo Carlin
The Common Law Declaration In West Virginia, Leo Carlin
West Virginia Law Review
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Priority Of Common Law Liens, Joseph R. Curl
Priority Of Common Law Liens, Joseph R. Curl
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Common Law Trusts As Business Enterprises, Robert C. Brown
Common Law Trusts As Business Enterprises, Robert C. Brown
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Interstate Succession In Scotland, By James Walker, Paul L. Sayre
Interstate Succession In Scotland, By James Walker, Paul L. Sayre
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Telegraph, Telephone And Wireless-Tapping
Telegraph, Telephone And Wireless-Tapping
Michigan Law Review
A recent Federal case, Olmstead v. United States, suggests an interesting problem. Evidence obtained by Federal authorities, who tapped private telephone wires, was admitted in a criminal prosecution. It seems to be the general rule that fraudulently, wrongfully, or illegally procured evidence is admissible, if otherwise admissible. And certainly the courts have required telegraph companies to disclose messages to aid criminal prosecutions. Telegraph operators have been compelled to testify. And even where a state statute forbade disclosure of the message by the company, a subpoena duces tecum has compelled the production of a telegram to aid the courts. Testimony …
The Scintilla Rule, Joseph O'Meara
The Scintilla Rule, Joseph O'Meara
Journal Articles
The language quoted from Jacob Laub Baking Company v. Middleton, in which all concurred, will undoubtedly tend to increase the number of directed verdicts and appears to be, in effect, a repudiation of the scintilla rule. The problem, therefore, is to devise a formula which, while meeting the objections to the scintilla rule, will put the judge on notice that a greater degree of assurance is required to direct a verdict than to set one aside. Holding that the conclusion is against.the plaintiff beyond a reasonable doubt is not inconsistent with recognizing that there is "some evidence, however slight". The …