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· 1/29/1988

Ordway v. Superior Court

Citations

  • 198 Cal. App. 3d 98
  • 243 Cal. Rptr. 536
  • 1988 Cal. App. LEXIS 255

How courts have described this case

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

  • horse racing; in action brought by jockey for injuries suffered in collision during a race, reasonable implied assumption of risk is a complete defense within California’s comparative negligence system
  • horse racing; in action brought by jockey for injuries suffered in collision during a race, reasonable implied assumption of risk is a complete defense within California's comparative negligence system
  • implied assumption of risk is \only another way of stating that the defendant's duty of care has been reduced in proportion to the hazards attendant to the event\

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Judges: Crosby

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