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· 10/8/1951

Hicks v. North Carolina

Citations

  • 342 U.S. 831
  • 72 S. Ct. 56

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • where liability is predicated on silence, a high standard of intent is needed where no duty to disclose exists
  • “direct proof is not required to create a jury question”
  • rejecting the more restrictive culpable participation test

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