· 1/12/2015
Brockman v. Rivard
Citations
- 135 S. Ct. 969
- 190 L. Ed. 2d 855
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- directing that where an issue is “ ‘generally a question for the jury,’ the trial court may decide the question as a matter of law ‘where the minds of reasonable persons cannot differ’ ”
- question of gross negligence usually for jury, unless reasonable minds could not differ on issue
- “[A]n error of judgment or a loss of presence of mind . . . could be viewed as negligent, but not grossly negligent.”
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