79 So. 2d 95 - Fornea v. Crain’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
December 1964
most recently cited
1 federal appellate · 9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lane v. Bourgeois · 29 So. 2d 551 - Home Ins. Co. v. Warren · Payne v. Prestridge · Seale v. Stephens · Strug v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Hartford
Most-quoted passages
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“"We further feel that while possibly Fornea may have avoided the accident by turning left around defendant's car instead of attempting to turn right, under the well recognized sudden emergency doctrine, plaintiff cannot be held responsible for his misjudgment in reacting to the sudden emergency created by the negligence of defendant."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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