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· 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

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

  • “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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