· 7/25/1861
Taylor's Adm'rs v. Witman's Adm'rs
Citations
- 3 Grant 138
- 1861 Pa. LEXIS 358
How courts have described this case
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- “it might not be easy accurately to describe each and every minute detail indicative of intoxication”
- “ ‘the principal objective symptoms [of alcohol intoxication] are so well known’ that we consider the lay opinion to have probative value”
- “the principal objective symptoms [of intoxication] are so well known that witnesses have always been permitted to express their opinion as to the inebriety of a person”
- bus operator held liable for injuries caused by intoxicated passenger where there was sufficient opportunity to observe the behavior of the passenger
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Judges: Strong, Thompson
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