Shearer v. Morgan’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
2
states following
June 1971
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hill v. Wilson · Texarkana Gas & Electric Light Co. v. Orr · Barrentine v. Henry Wrape Co. · Smith v. McEachin · Missouri Pacific Transportation Co. v. Parker
Most-quoted passages
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““It is the long-established rule of this court that, in determining the correctness of the trial court’s action in directing a verdict for either party, we must take that view of the evidence which is most favorable to the party against whom the verdict is directed; and, if there is any substantial evidence tending to establish an issue in favor of the party against whom the verdict is directed, it is error for the court to take the case from the jury.” [citing cases]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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