Williams v. Ingredient Technology Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 10 state decisions

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1. “... mere knowledge and appreciation of a risk, short of substantial certainty, is not the equivalent of intent. The defendant who acts in the belief or consciousness that he is causing an appreciable risk of harm to another may be negligent, and if the risk is great his conduct may be characterized as reckless or wanton; but it is not classed as an intentional wrong. In such cases the distinction between intent and negligence obviously is a matter of degree. Apparently the line has been drawn by the courts at the point where the known danger ceased to be only a foreseeable risk which a reasonable man would avoid, and becomes a substantial certainty.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. McIntyre v. K-Mart Corp. · Knox v. Pelias

2. “permitted to pierce the mere allegations in the pleadings and consider the depositions, affidavits, and admissions on file in order to determine if summary judgment is appropriate.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 614 So. 2d 131 - POYDRAS SQUARE ASSOCICATES v. Suzette's Artique, Inc. · 529 So. 2d 509 - Friar v. Caterpillar, Inc.

3. “The man who fires a bullet into a dense crowd may fervently pray that he will hit no one, but since he must believe and know that he cannot avoid doing so, he intends it. The practical application of this principle has meant that where a reasonable man in the defendant's position would believe that a particular result was substantially certain to follow, he will be dealt with by the jury, or even by the court, as though he intended it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 643 So. 2d 484 - Wright v. Otis Engineering Corp.