Powell v. Heck’s Empirical Analysis
1979
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Arceneaux v. Domingue · Jordan v. Travelers Insurance Company · Jones v. Continental Casualty Co. of Chicago, Ill. · Marcotte v. Travelers Insurance Company · 340 So. 2d 1331 - Prestenbach v. Sentry Ins. Co.
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“guest passenger riding with a driver who has been drinking excessively assumes the risk of injuries received in an accident caused in whole or in part by the driver's negligence, `if the alcohol-induced impairment of the driver's ability is a substantial contributory cause of the driver's negligence' and if the guest passenger `knows or should have known' of the driver's condition and nonetheless voluntarily rides with him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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