Brown v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “The basis of the motion to strike was that as a matter of law Brown was guilty of negligence which was a proximate cause of the accident in that, “by her own testimony,” she failed “to look in her rear view mirror before bringing her vehicle to a stop.” The evidence, however, viewed in the light most favorable to Brown, does not establish that her actions constituted contributory negligence as a matter of law. It does no more than raise an issue of fact to be resolved by the jury. Brown’s testimony was that she looked in her rear view mirror as she drove along Route 337 but did not look as she prepared to make her left turn. The driver of a front car, however, is not required to be constantly on the lookout for a following vehicle. It was for the jury to determine whether she acted with reasonable care under the circumstances. [Citations omitted.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Todt v. Shaw