Baker v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
July 1975
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Compton v. Elliott · Belo Corp. v. Thomas Blanton · City of Mineral Wells v. McDonald · Yarbrough v. Booher · Meredith v. McClendon
Most-quoted passages
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“1. That a contract or agreement existed between the landlord and the tenant which imposed a duty upon the landlord to repair the premises; 2. That the landlord negligently breached his duty to keep the premises in repair in the county where the suit was filed; and 8. That such negligence was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injuries. 4. That plaintiff was damaged as a result of her injuries.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Williams v. Holman
How this case has been treated — in progress
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