State ex rel. Lucas v. Thiele

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).