· 11/15/2001
Foster v. Ankrum
Citations
- 636 N.W.2d 104
- 2001 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 215
- 2001 WL 1437646
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding instruction not appropriate when defendant “had ten to fifteen seconds to deliberate”—sufficient time “to assess the situation, make some judgment calls, and drive off without striking the plaintiff-bystander”
- rejecting sudden emergency instruction when defendant had ten to fifteen seconds to deliberate
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Judges: Larson
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