Volvo White Truck Corp. v. Vineyard

How courts have described this case

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• holding that presumption that bailee was negligent operates to shift only the burden of production and not the burden of persuasion
• holding that presumption that bailee was negligent operates to shift only the burden of production and not the burden of persuasion
• holding that presumption that bailee was negligent operates to shift only the burden of production and not the burden of persuasion
• applying a “Thayer theory” approach and holding that the presumption that the bailee was negligent operated only to shift the burden of production and not the burden of persuasion
• applying a \Thayer theory\ approach and holding that the presumption that the bailee was negligent operated only to shift the burden of production and not the burden of persuasion
• the bailee’s defense to the contract action that the property was damaged without negligence on his part acts as an affirmative defense for which the bailee has the burden of proof

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).