Johnson v. Lambotte

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• holding that a person with mental disabilities will be charged with, his or her own negligence unless he or she is incapable of exercising reasonable care
• holding that a person with mental disabilities will be charged with his or her own negligence unless he or she is incapable of exercising reasonable care
• adopting general rule stated in 44 C.J.S. Insane Persons § 122, p. 281 that “an insane person may be liable for his torts the same as a sane person”
• mentally disabled persons can be negligent, and by inference comparatively negligent, just as any other person
• mentally disabled persons can be negligent, and by inference comparatively negligent, just as any other person
• trial court properly held defendant liable for negligence, despite her mental deficiencies

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