Mitchell v. Brogdon’s Empirical Analysis
1958
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Roberts v. MS Carroll Co. · Green v. Heard Motor Co. · Green v. Heard Motor Co. · 96 So. 2d 509 - Keener v. Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York · 73 So. 2d 602 - Driggers v. Coal Operators Casualty Co.
Most-quoted passages
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““Plaintiff’s contention that he sustained accidental injuries finds no support or corroboration whatsoever in the medical testimony or, in fact, from any evidence in the record. To the contrary the conclusion is inescapable that the conditions and difficulties of which plaintiff complains were existent prior to the date of his employment with Southern Builders, Inc. Reference is made in this regard to the medical testimony hereinabove referred to, as well as the testimony of his landlady. Mrs. Tyner testified that plaintiff, while sitting in her kitchen talking to her about the condition of his leg, stated his intention to obtain a job with some good company and get himself hurt so that he would not have to work any more— that he would be taken care of. Mrs. Tyner’s testimony is uncontradicted. Plaintiff did not deny making the foregoing statement, nor did he dispute her testimony that she observed the ulcers on the inside of his left ankle prior to his employment with the defendant. “In considering evidence such as the above under the issues presented for determination in this case, certain well-established principles must be borne in mind. The jurisprudence is well settled that the plaintiff in a workmen’s compensation case carries the burden of proof, as in other civil cases, and is required to establish his claim to a legal certainty and by a reasonable preponderance of the evidence; that the establishment of such claim, only to the extent of possibility or probability is”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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