Ladner v. Stone County’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 612 So. 2d 359 - Century 21 Deep South Prop., Ltd. v. Corson · 754 So. 2d 1136 - LW v. McComb Separate Mun. School Dist. · 744 So. 2d 256 - Jones v. Mississippi Dept. of Transp. · Mohundro v. Alcorn County · 716 So. 2d 551 - Mosby v. Moore
Most-quoted passages
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“In considering a motion for involuntary dismissal under Rule 41(b), the trial court should consider `the evidence fairly, as distinguished from in the light most favorable to the plaintiff,' and the judge should dismiss the case if it would find for the defendant.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[I]n a bench trial, the proper motion to make at the close of plaintiff's case-in-chief is a motion for involuntary dismissal under Rule 41(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“This distinction must be understood, because the standard of review for a dismissal is different than that for a directed verdict.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.