Dellinger v. Bridges’s Empirical Analysis
1963
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Millers Mutual Insurance Ass'n of Illinois v. Atkinson Motors, Inc. · Beck v. Wilkins-Ricks Co. · Hanes v. . Shapiro · Morgan v. . Bank · Swain v. Twin City Motor Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“* * * “ [I] n such case the duty of the bailee is to exercise due care and his liability depends upon the presence or absence of ordinary negligence. * * * A prima facie case of actionable negligence, requiring submission of the issue to the jury, is made when the bailor offers evidence tending to show that the property was delivered to the bailee; that the bailee accepted it and thereafter had possession and control of it; and that the bailee failed to return the property or returned it in a damaged condition. * * *””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.