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GURTHIE A. MAYES AND CHARLIE G. GARNER v. JESSIE J. McKEITHEN ET AL.

Writ refused. On the facts found by the Court of Appeal there is no error in the judgment.

SANDERS, Justice. I am of the opinion a writ should be granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeal contains what appears to be a misstatement of the law governing the burden of proof in civil actions. Evidence showing that the existence of a disputed fact is more probable than not satisfies the burden of proof. See Town of Slidell v. Temple, 246 La. 137, 164 So.2d 276; Dunphy v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, La.App., 177 So.2d 610; Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co. v. Florane, La.App., 173 So.2d 545; 1 Jones, The Law of Evidence, § 4, p. 6 (1938). Whether or not the misstatement of the burden of proof produced an incorrect result cannot be determined without a reexamination of the evidence. Hence, the record should be brought to this Court for review.

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MAYES v. McKEITHEN
(Nov 15, 1968)