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The Effect Of Presumption Of Common Carrier Negligence Upon The Burden Of Proof, Anon
The Effect Of Presumption Of Common Carrier Negligence Upon The Burden Of Proof, Anon
Washington Law Review
Plaintiff, a common carrier truck line, sought to recover charges from the United States for transportation of a delicate and expensive camera. The government counterclaimed for damages exceeding plaintiff's charges. The counterclaim was advanced by proof of the camera's delivery to plaintiff in good condition and its arrival in damaged condition. Plaintiff replied by showing that the damage was the consequence of defective packaging by a United States employee. Being unable to prove that, notwithstanding defective packaging, the damage proximately resulted from the carrier's negligence in handling the camera, the United States was denied its counterclaim and adjudged liable for …
Definition Of Gross Negligence Under The Guest Statute, Anon
Definition Of Gross Negligence Under The Guest Statute, Anon
Washington Law Review
On a bright summer morning, defendant slowed her automobile, intending to make a left turn. The road stretched dry and straight before her for more than a mile. She turned on her left signal blinker, observed a truck in the distance coming toward her, and looked in her rear view mirror. Seeing a car pulling out to pass her, she slowed further and waited for it to go by. Then she turned abruptly to the left and drove straight into the path of the oncoming truck. Plaintiff passenger, seriously injured in the collision, sued defendant, alleging gross negligence. The trial …