Nealley v. Segar

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 general rule in McHaffie does not apply where there are claims for punitive damages
• setting forth six considerations relevant to a court’s superseding-cause determination (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 442)
• applying Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws § 146 to determine which state’s law governs in a negligence action
• “[W]e believe that the rule announced in McHaffie does not apply where punitive damages are claimed against the employer . . . .”
• “…we believe that the rule announced in McHaffie does not apply where punitive damages are claimed against the employer…”
• “Generally, the only factors that are relevant in a tort action are those identified in subsections (b) and (c) . . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).