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· 8/14/1984

Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental Retardation

Citations

  • 481 A.2d 139
  • 1984 Me. LEXIS 769

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that the “clear and convincing” standard of proof, which protects 7 “important public interest[s],” requires a plaintiff to prove her allegations “to a high probability”
  • noting the appropriateness of a higher standard of proof only in “equity-type cases” of fraud
  • noting the appropriateness of a higher standard of proof only in \equity-type cases\ of fraud
  • noting only the appropriateness of using the higher standard in “equity-type cases” of fraud
  • noting only the appropriateness of using the higher standard in \equity-type cases\ of fraud

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Judges: McKusick, Nichols, Roberts, Violette, Glassman

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