Hott v. Funk’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 8 state decisions

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1. ““The plaintiff contends that the collision occurred under circumstances giving rise to a presumption of negligence on the part of the defendant and that her explanation of it was legally insufficient to rebut this presumption. “The case before us is a close one, as the trial judge recognized. While there are numerous circumstances from which the jury might reasonably have found that the collision was caused by the defendant’s negligence, we do not agree that this was the only reasonable conclusion. The first vehicle came to a stop at an unexpected place. While the driver of the English Ford testified that the first five cars came to ‘normal’ stops, he also testified that ‘it happened quickly.’ Considering the approximate speeds and distances which the parties described and the number of vehicles involved, the jury might reasonably have found that the defendant was confronted with an unexpected stop that was more sudden than described by this witness at a point some distance from the intersection. In short, the evidence gave rise to a. variety of permissible inferences and presented an issue of negligence for determination by a jury. * * * Accordingly, the plaintiff’s motions properly were denied.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 204 So. 2d 349 - Allen v. Guagliardo · 651 So. 2d 721 - Pollock v. Goldberg