Gates v. Greyhound Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
August 1984
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gerard v. American Airlines, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he burden of proof is upon plaintiff to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was guilty of negligence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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