219 Cal. App. 2d 144 - Davis v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis
1963
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
March 1976
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 46 Cal. 2d 818 - People v. Watson · 49 Cal. 2d 652 - Butigan v. Yellow Cab Co. · Alarid v. Vanier · 37 Cal. 2d 465 - Huffman v. Lindquist · People v. Haeussler
Most-quoted passages
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“Evidence relating the conduct of the plaintiff driver was admissible to the extent that it might have aided in determining whether, considering it and all other circumstances, the conduct of the defendant was negligent. [Citations.] The presumption that the plaintiff driver, who now is deceased, exercised due care at the time in question, was evidence which might have been considered for this purpose. (Gigliotti v. Nunes, 45 Cal.2d 85, 94 [ 286 P.2d 809 ].)” The court further said at page 151 that the refusal to give such an instruction”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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