· 10/29/1990
Compton v. Pletch
Citations
- 561 N.E.2d 803
- 1990 Ind. App. LEXIS 1389
- 1990 WL 166982
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[A] trial court has a duty to instruct the jury concerning [the sudden emergency doctrine] if there is any evidence to support its application.”
- “[Ujnder either a contributory negligence or comparative fault system, the sudden emergency doctrine is a vital tool to explain to a jury the standard of conduct to determine ‘fault’ in an emergency.”
- sudden emergency doctrine not abrogated by the Act
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Judges: Buchanan, Shields, Sullivan
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