Southern Railway Co. v. Lawson

How courts have described this case

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

• “[t]he most acceptable test for relevancy is whether the evidence offered renders the desired inference more probable than it would be without the evidence. [Cits.]”
• evidence is relevant if it makes the desired inference more probable than it would be without the evidence
• statements made for purposes of medical diagnosis and describing medical history are admissible in evidence
• “The most acceptable test for relevancy is whether the evidence offered renders the desired inference more probable than it would be without the evidence. [Cits.]”
• no abuse of discretion in denial of motion for mistrial after plaintiff in a wrongful death action “sobbed constantly and made direct emotional speeches to the jury” during his testimony

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).