376 So. 2d 360 - Dore v. Cunningham’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 328 So. 2d 367 - Cates v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. · 365 So. 2d 471 - LeJeune v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 353 So. 2d 1293 - Frank v. Pitre · 368 So. 2d 1176 - Kane v. Braquet
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“"While it is true that Dean Prosser describes causation as a jury question, the Louisiana Supreme Court has approved the granting of summary judgment even in contributory negligence cases where reasonable men could not differ. Cates v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc., 328 So.2d 367 (La., 1976)."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“a significant and substantial role in causing”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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