57 Wash. 2d 647 - Jones v. Warner’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 6 state decisions

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1. ““It is not the law, as contended by the appellant, that he has sustained his burden of proof when he has produced evidence that the damage possibly could have resulted from some cause other than his negligence. In order to make a prima facie case, a plaintiff is not required to show that a cause other than negligence could not possibly have produced the damage; consequently, if the plaintiff’s evidence has shown to the satisfaction of the court that the damage could not ordinarily occur without negligence, a defendant cannot rebut the presumption by merely introducing evidence of some other possible cause.” (p. 649.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Virginia Surety Co. v. Schlegel