Sant v. Baril’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Pickett v. Kyger · Collins v. Itoh · 15 Wash. App. 379 - Haugen v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. · McIntosh v. Linder-Kind Lumber Co. · First National Bank of Twin Bridges v. Sant
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"1. Upon a motion for directed verdict in favor of defendant, the evidence introduced by plaintiff will be considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff and as proving whatever it tends to prove. "2. A cause should never be withdrawn from the jury unless the conclusion sought to be drawn from the facts must follow as a matter of law and recovery cannot be had upon any view which could be reasonably drawn from the facts which the evidence tends to prove. "3. In reviewing an order directing a verdict for defendant, the reviewing court will only consider the evidence introduced by the plaintiff and if that evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, tends to establish the case made by the plaintiff's pleadings the order will be reversed. (Citations omitted.)"”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“"The test commonly employed to determine if the evidence is legally sufficient to withdraw cases and issues from the jury is whether reasonable men could draw different conclusions from the evidence. (Citations omitted.) If only one conclusion is reasonably proper, then the directed verdict is proper." Sant, 566 P.2d at 51 , 34 St.Rep. at 525.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“"Where, upon the trial of an issue by a jury, the case presents only questions of law, the judge may direct the jury to render a verdict in favor of the party entitled thereto."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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