DHA, Inc. v. Leydig’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
January 2012
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brown v. Koulizakis · Williams v. Vaughan · Green v. Smith · Leath v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad · Whitten v. Bank of Fincastle
Most-quoted passages
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“[w]hen the sufficiency of a plaintiff's evidence is challenged by a motion to strike, the trial court should resolve any reasonable doubt as to the sufficiency of the evidence in plaintiff's favor and should grant the motion only when it is conclusively apparent that plaintiff has proven no cause of action against defendant, or when it plainly appears that the trial court would be compelled to set aside any verdict found for the plaintiff as being without evidence to support it.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[g]ranting a motion to strike at the end of plaintiff's case, if done erroneously, can lead to a substantial waste of judicial resources a consequence to be avoided. This is particularly true in a situation where the motion to strike was granted on a ground raised by the court sua sponte. To guard against the waste that can be occasioned by granting a motion to strike at the end of plaintiff's evidence, this Court has developed rules that govern the way in which a trial court must view plaintiff's evidence when considering such a motion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“When the sufficiency of a plaintiffs evidence is challenged by a motion to strike, the trial court should resolve any reasonable doubt as to the sufficiency of the evidence in plaintiffs favor and should grant the motion only when “it is conclusively apparent that plaintiff has proven no cause of action against defendant,” or when “it plainly appears that the trial court would be compelled to set aside any verdict found for the plaintiff as being without evidence to support it.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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