Zable v. Huff’s Empirical Analysis
1968
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1994
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ladner v. Reliance Corp. · Tarrant v. Walker · Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co. v. Heid Bros. · Trammell v. Whitlock · Shaw v. Allied Finance Company
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““. . . A bailor makes out a prima facie case of negligence against a bailee by proving the bailment and that the property was delivered to the bailee in good condition and that it was damaged while in the possession of the bailee or not returned at all . . .””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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