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Procedure And Evidence -- 1961 Tennessee Survey (Ii), Edmund M. Morgan, Joel F. Handler
Procedure And Evidence -- 1961 Tennessee Survey (Ii), Edmund M. Morgan, Joel F. Handler
Vanderbilt Law Review
Construction of Pleading--(a) Conclusions.- In an action by the administratrix of a decedents estate the allegations in the complaint that the intestate had a policy of insurance on his life for $1,500 and was induced by the fraud of defendant to make defendant the beneficiary by which she was able to collect the money upon his death and "that this $1500 insurance money is the property of the estate and defendant is accountable to complainant as administratrix of the estate" are sufficient as against ademurrer on the ground that the complaint fails to show any right or title in complainant …
Evidence - Presumptions - Statutory Presumption Of Due Care In Wrongful Death Action, Francis X. Beytagh Jr.
Evidence - Presumptions - Statutory Presumption Of Due Care In Wrongful Death Action, Francis X. Beytagh Jr.
Michigan Law Review
Consolidation of two actions arising from a multi-vehicle highway accident resulted in verdicts in both causes against appellants. One action was brought against appellants by the administratrix of a deceased driver under a wrongful death statute, and resulted in a verdict for the administratrix because of a statutory presumption of deceased's due care. The other action was a personal injury suit by a third party against appellants and the administratrix as co-defendants, and resulted in a verdict exonerating the deceased driver, despite circumstances raising an inference of his negligence. Appellants' motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial were …