· 12/5/2008
Hale v. Brown
Citations
- 197 P.3d 438
- 287 Kan. 320
- 2008 Kan. LEXIS 699
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding a driver was not the proximate cause of injury because of the \the length of time between the first and second accidents and [an] intervening negligent act\ by another driver
- “In order to establish a negligence claim, the plaintiff must establish the existence of a duty, a breach of that duty, an injury, and proximate cause.... ”
- proximate cause is an essential element of a negligence claim under Oklahoma law
- “In order to establish a claim based in negligence, a plaintiff must establish the existence of a duty, a breach of that duty, an injury, and proximate cause, which means a causal connection between the duty that was breached and the injury.”
- stating elements of wrongful death claim under Kansas law
- “[Pjroximate cause is ordinarily a question of fact that is reserved for the trier of fact. . . . [however,] when all the evidence on which a party relies is undisputed and susceptible of only one inference, the question of proximate cause becomes a question of law. [Citation omitted.]”
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Judges: Rosen
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