Hendricks v. Oklahoma

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that the “substantially similar” requirement for proof of similar accidents is defined “by the defect” of the product at issue
• the “substantial similarity” requirement for admissibility is relaxed when evidence of other accidents is offered solely to show notice
• “The ‘substantially similar’ predicate for the proof of similar accidents is defined ... by the defect ... at issue.”
• abuse of discretion in exclusion of evidence of other manufacturers’ designs as evidentiary of defects in defendant’s tire design
• “Evidence of similar accidents occurring under substantially similar circumstances and involving substantially similar components may be probative of defective design.”
• the \substantial similarity\ requirement for admissibility is relaxed when evidence of other accidents is offered solely to show notice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).