· 10/18/1909
American Trust Co. v. W. & A. Fletcher Co.
Citations
- 215 U.S. 600
- 30 S. Ct. 400
- 54 L. Ed. 343
- 1909 U.S. LEXIS 1995
How courts have described this case
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- “To recover in an action based on negligence the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was guilty of primary negligence and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the injury of which the plaintiff complains.”
- “To recover in an action based on negligence the plaintiff must prove that the defendant was guilty of primary negligence and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the injury of which the plaintiff complains.”
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