Burgan v. Harrison’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
May 1971
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lee v. Tucker · Webb v. Dixie-Ohio Express Co., Inc. · Lever Bros. Co. v. Stapleton · Lever Bros. Co. v. Stapleton · Louisville Taxicab & Transfer Co. v. Johnson
Most-quoted passages
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““In cases involving commercial vehicles as distinguished from pleasure cars this court has held that proof sufficient to establish ownership is sufficient to prove also that the vehicle was being operated by a servant of the owner and on the owner’s business, provided that the accident occurred at a time and place within the normal scope of the owner’s business activity.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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