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Abstracts Of Recent Cases, Charles Henry Rudolph Jr. Jun 1962

Abstracts Of Recent Cases, Charles Henry Rudolph Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Admissibility Of Evidence Of Insurance In Automobile Negligence Actions Mar 1962

Admissibility Of Evidence Of Insurance In Automobile Negligence Actions

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Evidence - Presumptions - Statutory Presumption Of Due Care In Wrongful Death Action, Francis X. Beytagh Jr. Feb 1962

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 …


Exhibition Of Person In Personal Injury Cases, Dennis M. Burgoon Jan 1962

Exhibition Of Person In Personal Injury Cases, Dennis M. Burgoon

Cleveland State Law Review

It is to be admitted that the proof of injury, which is directed to the senses, is a most convincing means of proof, and is the best evidence of a material fact, but it is not the fact that such exhibition is material that comes into dispute when such an exhibition is sought to be admitted, rather it is the claimed prejudicial effect of such exhibition, or the possibility that it might be indecent that raises the objection to this form of evidence.