Dunnington v. Richard’s Empirical Analysis
1955
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
February 1964
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Parker v. Home Indemnity Co. of New York · 78 So. 2d 44 - Callia v. Rambin · 77 So. 2d 110 - SERVICE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NY v. Suezy · 66 So. 2d 366 - Holden v. Rester
Most-quoted passages
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“By his own admission the defendant did not exercise such caution, as, although he knew that the Hartner car was following him, he did not look immediately prior to turning to determine that the way was clear. Regardless of whether or not he had given a hand signal, he knew that there was traffic behind him and yet failed to exercise the caution that the law imposes upon him. By just giving the hand signal Suezy only performed one-half of his duty. He should also have looked to see if the way was clear. If he had looked, he would have seen he could not make the turn safely. This is similar to a motorist who comes to an intersection and stops but falls to look for approaching traffic. He only performs one-half of his duty under the law. This was definitely an act of gross negligence on the part of the defendant and was a proximate cause of the accident, if not the proximate cause of the accident.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"The cases are legion which hold that before making a left turn the driver of an automobile must ascertain that he may do so safely; not only is this cardinal rule of the road founded on common sense, but in our State is a positive enactment, incorporated in the Revised Statutes as R.S. 32:235, by the terms of which it is the mandatory duty of the driver of any vehicle on the highways of this State to ascertain, before turning upon any highway, that there is no traffic, vehicle or pedestrian, approaching from either direction which will be unduly delayed; and said driver `shall yield the right-of-way to such approaching traffic and shall not attempt to make a turn unless the way is clear * * *.'"”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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