Hughes v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “"In a case subject to the Guest Statute, a plaintiffs showing of `wanton misconduct' requires more than a showing of some form of inadvertence on the part of the driver; it requires a showing of some degree of conscious culpability. ". . . . "`Wantonness is not merely a higher degree of culpability than negligence. Negligence and wantonness, plainly and simply, are qualitatively different tort concepts of actionable culpability. Implicit in wanton, willful, or reckless misconduct is an acting, with knowledge of danger, or with consciousness, that the doing or not doing of some act will likely result in injury.... "`Negligence is usually characterized as an inattention, thoughtlessness, or heedlessness, a lack of due care; whereas wantonness is characterized as an act which cannot exist without a purpose or design, a conscious or intentional act.... "`. . . . "`"Willful and wanton conduct has a well-defined meaning at law. It is sometimes expressed in terms of `reckless disregard for the safety of another.' ..." "`. . . . "`"... Willfulness or wantonness imports premeditation, or knowledge and consciousness that the injury is likely to result from the act done or from the omission to act...."'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 727 So. 2d 92 - Green v. Leatherwood

2. “"Anderson's affidavit shows that she entered an intersection while the pavement was wet and slippery and that she attempted to turn left across the oncoming lane of traffic without being able to see whether the oncoming lane was clear of other vehicles. A jury could reasonably find this to be an act done with reckless disregard for the safety of her passengers. While Anderson relies on this evidence to show that she did not act wantonly, that evidence, as Hughes argues, could also support a finding that she acted with reckless indifference to the knowledge that injury could result, thereby creating a genuine issue of material fact."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Anderson

3. “I looked to see if any other vehicles were coming before I turned, but I could not see Mrs. Dansby's vehicle because other cars were stopped on the inside lane. I turned in front of Mrs. Dansby and she was unable to stop because the road was wet and slippery.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Anderson