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· 7/9/1990

John Salter and Betty Salter v. Billy M. Westra and North American Van Lines, Inc.

Citations

  • 904 F.2d 1517
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 11319
  • 1990 WL 83333

How courts have described this case

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  • noting experts' disagreement as to cause of accident where their opinions \relied heavily upon the mechanic's description of the physical state of the wheels and the tire hub before he repaired them\
  • “When inferences are built upon inferences, the probability of the last or ultimate inference is attenuated by each underlying inference.”
  • “A jury may not find wantonness simply on the basis of a defendant's awareness that his actions (or failure to act) would entail more risks than not taking the action in question.”

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Judges: Cox, Hill, Smith

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