Caton v. Richardson’s Empirical Analysis
1965
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
May 1966
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gulbenkian v. Penn · Nardis Sportswear v. Simmons · Bowles v. Bourdon · Porter v. Puryear · Puryear v. Porter
Most-quoted passages
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“If Mrs. Caton's testimony is true, and he (the doctor) did not do the test there still is no showing of negligence which was a proximate cause of the condition she complained about.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Hamilton v. Liles
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