50 So. 2d 469 - Buford v. Combs’s Empirical Analysis
1951
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gaiennie v. Cooperative Produce Co. · Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. Saia · Dodge v. Bituminous Casualty Corporation · Jackson v. American Employers' Ins. Co. · Lunkin v. Triangle Farms, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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““ ‘In the Dodge case plaintiff’s vision was impaired by approaching vehicles, but there is nothing in the opinion of the Court to indicate that plaintiff dimmed or deflected his headlights. And there is no mention in the opinion as to the distance the body of the truck was suspended above the ground, the distance it extended behind the rear wheels, or the color or design of the body of the parked vehicle. The evidence simply showed that plaintiff’s visibility was affected by the lights of oncoming traffic, and because his visibility was so affected, he did not see the unlighted truck parked at an angle on the highway until he was right on it. Under those circumstances the Supreme Court held that plaintiff was not contributory negligent in colliding with the parked vehicle.’ ””
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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