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· 4/14/1953

Brooks v. E. J. Willig Truck Transportation Co.

Citations

  • 40 Cal. 2d 669
  • 255 P.2d 802
  • 1953 Cal. LEXIS 227

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of the defendant’s flight where the plaintiffs injuries were aggravated because of the defendant’s flight
  • “Failure to stop and render aid constitutes negligence as a matter of law, in the absence of a legally sufficient excuse or justification.”
  • trial court did not err in instructing jury on the duty to stop and use reasonable care to prevent further injury where plaintiffs injuries were aggravated by defendant’s failure to stop and render assistance

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Judges: Gibson

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