Scott v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
April 1970
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Berry v. Brunt · Meidel v. Anthis · Blizzard v. Fitzsimmons · Whitehouse v. Bolster · Denman, Minor v. Denman, Admr.
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“This burden is not met if the evidence, under the rule stated, leaves either of these questions in the realm of speculation or conjecture.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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