Mussivand v. David

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the existence of duty is a question of law
• Ala Code 22-11-21 [c] made it a misdemeanor to knowingly transmit or do any act likely to transmit sexually transmitted diseases
• The existence of a legal duty in a negligence action is generally a question of law.
• “[t]he existence of a duty in a negligence action is a question of law for the court to determine”
• “The existence of a duty in a negligence action is a question of law for the court to determine.”
• “a person who negligently exposes another to an infectious or contagious disease, which such other thereby contracts, is liable in damages therefor.” (emphasis added) (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

377 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Simmers v. Bentley Construction Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1992-09-09· cited 479×
• Wallace v. Ohio Department of Commerce
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2002-09-04· cited 188×
• Wallace v. Ohio Dept. of Commerce
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2002-09-04· cited 159×
• Meany v. Meany
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1994-07-05· cited 142×
• Cromer v. Children's Hosp. Med. Ctr. of Akron (Slip Opinion)
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2015-01-27· cited 135×
• Huston v. Konieczny
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1990-07-11· cited 112×
• John B. v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 2006-07-03· cited 88×
• Simmers v. Bentley Constr. Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1992-09-08· cited 88×
• Miles v. Kohli & Kaliher Associates, Ltd.
  Sixth Circuit· 1990-10-22· cited 86×
• In re Sony Gaming Networks & Customer Data Security Breach Litigation
  S.D. California· 2014-01-21· cited 82×
• Ruther v. Kaiser
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2012-12-06· cited 65×
• Douglass v. Salem Community Hospital
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2003-07-23· cited 65×
• Hershey v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.
  First Circuit· 2003-01-17· cited 59×
• Flagstar Bank, F.S.B. v. Airline Union's Mortgage Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2011-04-27· cited 58×
• Yo-Can, Inc. v. Yogurt Exchange, Inc.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2002-09-26· cited 58×
• Joshua Nye and Judy Ramirez v. Csx Transportation, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2006-02-14· cited 54×
• United States v. Joseph
  United States Court of Military Appeals· 1993-09-10· cited 45×
• Vanderbilt v. Pier 27, L.L.C.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2013-11-25· cited 40×
• Winningham v. North American Resources Corp.
  S.D. Ohio· 1992-04-09· cited 37×
• Ludwigsen v. Lakeside Plaza, L.L.C.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2014-12-15· cited 37×

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Menifee v. Ohio Welding Products, Inc.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1984-12-31· cited 1,296×
• Burr v. Board of County Commissioners
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1986-04-11· cited 501×
• Jeffers v. Olexo
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1989-06-07· cited 377×
• Gaines v. Preterm-Cleveland, Inc.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1987-10-21· cited 344×
• Cohen v. Lamko, Inc.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1984-04-25· cited 340×
• Weirum v. RKO General, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 1975-08-21· cited 329×
• Strock v. Pressnell
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1988-08-24· cited 307×
• Berner v. Caldwell
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1989-04-14· cited 249×
• Cascone v. Herb Kay Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1983-08-03· cited 194×
• Di Gildo v. Caponi
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1969-05-21· cited 156×
• B.N. v. K.K
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-03-29· cited 124×
• Duke v. Housen
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1979-01-12· cited 106×
• Thompson v. Ohio Fuel Gas Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1967-03-01· cited 63×
• Ramona Freeman, Etc. v. United States
  Sixth Circuit· 1975-01-24· cited 62×
• Sharon L. Batesole, Administratrix of the Estate of Lawrence L. Batesole, Deceased v. Jack E. Stratford
  Sixth Circuit· 1974-11-08· cited 57×
• Kathleen K. v. Robert B.
  California Court of Appeal· 1984-01-18· cited 47×
• Skillings v. Allen
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1919-07-18· cited 47×
• Border City Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Moan
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1984-12-28· cited 45×
• R.A.P. v. B.J.P.
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1988-08-09· cited 40×
• Long v. Adams
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-07-08· cited 28×