Morton v. Peterman’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “‘‘ Some allowance must be made for time required for the requisite mental and physical operations in the application of automobile brakes (Torbert v. Smith’s Estate, 250 Mich. 62 ), especially when, without negligence on his part, the driver is suddenly confronted with the necessity of action.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Suarez v. Katon