Thompson v. Austin’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
August 2018
most recently cited
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Fineman v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. · United States v. Zehrbach · Bennis v. Gable · Hurtt v. Stirone · United States v. Jimenez
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“[w]hile the jury was free to find that Austin did not violate the motor vehicle code, it was required to find he was negligent per se if it found that he did violate the code.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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