· 9/27/1978
McNeil v. Yellow Cab Co. of Lancaster & Palmdale
Citations
- 85 Cal. App. 3d 116
- 147 Cal. Rptr. 733
- 1978 Cal. App. LEXIS 1954
How courts have described this case
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- expert testimony not essential to prove that plaintiff’s injuries were caused by non-use of seat belts where plaintiff passenger had been seated in rear sitting in the seat of taxi and had been thrown forward and injured when taxi was involved in collision
- no expert testimony needed because a matter of common sense that the absence of use of seatbelts caused some if not all of the plaintiff's claimed injuries in a case where the plaintiffs were passengers in a taxi thrown about because of lack of seat belts
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Judges: Cobey
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