847 So. 2d 800 - Freeman v. Tate’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 591 So. 2d 342 - Schroeder v. Board of Sup'rs · State v. Vinzant · 805 So. 2d 175 - Lenard v. Dilley · Haley v. Calcasieu Parish School Board · 753 So. 2d 882 - Haley v. Calcasieu Parish School Bd.
Most-quoted passages
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“The position of the police car did not constitute gross negligence or reckless disregard for the safety of others, as an approaching vehicle could have seen the lights of the patrol car and could have proceeded with appropriate caution. Even [the offending driver] admitted that he saw the lights on the patrol car as he approached.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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