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· 5/27/1987

Riley Hill General Contractor, Inc. v. Tandy Corp.

Citations

  • 737 P.2d 595
  • 303 Or. 390
  • 1987 Ore. LEXIS 1391

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that legal terminology often is redundant, “sometimes for clarity, sometimes for emphasis”
  • explaining that the derivation of the word “preponderance” is Latin in origin and “translates to ‘outweigh, be of greater weight.’ ”
  • noting that legal terminology often is redundant, “sometimes for clarity, sometimes for emphasis”
  • noting that the Latin origin of the word preponderance “translates to „outweigh, be of greater weight,‟ ” and “is generally accepted to mean the greater weight of evidence”
  • noting that legal terminology often is redundant, ‘sometimes for clarity, sometimes for emphasis’
  • noting that legal terminology often is redundant, ‘sometimes for clarity, sometimes for emphasis’

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Judges: Jones

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