McMurphy v. Pipkin’s Empirical Analysis
1954
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
September 1964
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Morgan Hill Paving Co. v. Fonville · St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. Guthrie · Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. George · Walker County v. Davis · City of Birmingham v. Edwards
Most-quoted passages
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““4X. That the Plaintiff was guilty of negligence which contributed to her injury for in this, that at the time the plaintiff approached the door to the Sweet Shop the same was open and visible for a sufficient length of time to enable her to observe said obstruction, and the plaintiff then and there was engaged in opening or closing an umbrella and walked into said door, which by the use of due care, she would have observed and could have avoided, and thus suffered the injuries complained of.” ( 260 Ala. 204 , 69 So.2d)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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