Hoffman v. County of Greenville

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• the burden of proof is upon the party who by the pleadings has the affirmative of the issue
• “The burden of proof is upon the party who by the pleadings has the affirmative on the issue.”
• \The burden of proof is upon the party who by the pleadings has the affirmative on the issue. One who pleads an affirmative defense has the burden of proving it.\ (internal citations omitted)
• “The burden of proof is upon the party who by the pleadings has the affirmative on the issue. One who pleads an affirmative defense has the burden of proving it.” (internal citations omitted)
• \One who pleads an affirmative defense has the burden of proving it.\
• “There is evidence from which the jury could conclude that the damaging of the property of the respondents was caused by the cutting of ditches thereon without permission and by casting of surface water in force and impounded quantities thereon....”

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