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Damages From Slip And Fall Injuries, Gibson B. Witherspoon
Damages From Slip And Fall Injuries, Gibson B. Witherspoon
Cleveland State Law Review
The doctrine of assumption of risk as applied to icy sidewalks and store entrances contain the following elements: (1) Knowledge and appreciation of the danger, (2) The existence of a reasonable alternative route; (3) A voluntary election to encounter danger.
Tort Liability Of Teachers And Administrators For Negligent Conduct Toward Pupils, Reynolds C. Seitz
Tort Liability Of Teachers And Administrators For Negligent Conduct Toward Pupils, Reynolds C. Seitz
Cleveland State Law Review
The real reason for this article is found in the recognition that good law is generally a guide to good conduct. School people ought to know as much about what the law dictates in respect to conduct toward children under their supervision as they know about the teachings of psychology. Before getting directly into the discussion, it seems appropriate to stress that there is nothing in tort law which makes teachers or admin- istrators the insurers of the safety of children. Accidents will continue to happen which cause injury to children in school. If, however, the teacher or administrator has …
Delay In Notice Of Tort Claim Against A Government Agency, William P. Farrall
Delay In Notice Of Tort Claim Against A Government Agency, William P. Farrall
Cleveland State Law Review
Despite an onslaught of criticism and a rationale predicated on the discredited doctrine of Divine Right of Kings, the rule of sovereign immunity still exists in many states. As a result of this anachronism, municipalities and other subdivisions of state government have continued to escape liability for the tortious conduct of their agents. This situation has persisted despite a tendency by the courts to restrict rather than extend the principle of immunity. Statutory enactments such as short term notice provisions applied against potential plaintiffs by states and their subdivisions, when strictly construed by the courts, have had the effect of …
Punitive Damages In Wrongful Death, Gary N. Holthus
Punitive Damages In Wrongful Death, Gary N. Holthus
Cleveland State Law Review
Punitive damages, also known as exemplary damages, smart money, or vindictive damages, are damages awarded to a plaintiff on a finding of malicious, fraudulent, willful, wanton, or reckless conduct by a defendant, indifferent to the rights and safety of others. The purpose of exemplary damages is to protect the public from reckless, willful acts and to punish the wrongdoer
Impact Trauma As Legal Cause Of Cancer, Donald J. Ladanyi
Impact Trauma As Legal Cause Of Cancer, Donald J. Ladanyi
Cleveland State Law Review
Consider the following hypothetical situation: A voluptuous blonde is window shopping along New York's fashionable Fifth Avenue. Her trek brings her to a corner street intersection which she begins to cross. A recklessly driven automobile careens around the corner and strikes the defenseless blonde pedestrian amidships, causing her to be hurled against a utility pole. Her breast strikes the pole and absorbs the full effect of the impact. A local hospital determines that her injuries consist of only a black and blue bruise spot on her breast. The swelling, due to the injury, subsides and the discoloration disappears within a …
Automobile Crashworthiness: An Untenable Doctrine, Michael Hoenig, Stephen J. Werber
Automobile Crashworthiness: An Untenable Doctrine, Michael Hoenig, Stephen J. Werber
Cleveland State Law Review
Unobtrusively, but with increasing frequency, the courts are rejecting a theory of liability being vigorously advanced by some members of the plaintiffs' bar with the apparent intent of opening up a vast new source of contingent fee income. The theory, variously labelled as "crashworthiness" or the "second collision" doctrine seeks to impose common-law liability upon the automobile industry for injurious consequences- of automobile collisions despite the fact that no defect or mal- function in the vehicle causes the mishap.
Chiropractors As Expert Medical Witnesses, Ronald J. Zele
Chiropractors As Expert Medical Witnesses, Ronald J. Zele
Cleveland State Law Review
This paper examines the rules of evidence concerning the admissibility of testimony of chiropractors as expert medical witnesses.
Wife's Action For Loss Of Consortium, Fred Weisman
Wife's Action For Loss Of Consortium, Fred Weisman
Cleveland State Law Review
The recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling in Clouston v. Remlinger Oldsmobile Cadillac Inc. reversed a rule which had existed in Ohio for over fifty years. Ohio has now been added to the growing list of states which allow to a wife an action for damages for loss of consortium arising from negligent injury to her husband.
Abuse Of Process - A Misunderstood Concept, Charles G. Bretz Jr.
Abuse Of Process - A Misunderstood Concept, Charles G. Bretz Jr.
Cleveland State Law Review
The courts of Ohio have said that there is no difference between an action for abuse of process and one for malicious prosecution. Other jurisdictions likewise have had trouble distinguishing the two torts. Apparently, this is because the term has been used to describe a variety of dissimilar situations which are alike only in that there has been actionable injury as a result of the improper use of a legal process. To a lesser extent, the confusion may also have resulted from the varying terms used to describe the two actions, coupled with the imprecise use of the terms by …
Duty To Light Exterior Of Premises, Ralph J. Rosenthal
Duty To Light Exterior Of Premises, Ralph J. Rosenthal
Cleveland State Law Review
This paper will discuss the impact of lighting upon crime and crime prevention; and propose that there be recognized a general common law duty upon landowners to exercise reasonable care to maintain the means of ingress and egress to their property, over which they retain control, adequately lighted; and be liable for personal injuries due to inadequate lighting. For the purposes of this paper, distinctions among the various classes of entrants upon land, i.e., trespassers, licensees, invitees, etc., will not be considered as material. In part it is beyond the scope of this paper, and in part it is due …
Limitless Horizons Of Limited Policies Of Insurance, Harry H. Lipsig
Limitless Horizons Of Limited Policies Of Insurance, Harry H. Lipsig
Cleveland State Law Review
Limited policies have limitless horizons due to the selfishness of insurers. Why should insurers accept settlement offers that are close to the policy limits? After all, in most instances the insurers have nothing to lose except the insureds' money. Gambling with insureds' funds has led many to suggest that insurers be absolutely liable for all excess judgments subsequent to a rejection of settlement.
Set-Off Under Uninsured Motorist's Coverage, Leon M. Plevin
Set-Off Under Uninsured Motorist's Coverage, Leon M. Plevin
Cleveland State Law Review
The limits of liability under uninsured motorist coverage are fixed either by policy provisions or by statute. ... These various indemnity provisions were created so as to effectively limit any payments made by the insurance carrier under the uninsured motorist endorsement in combination with any other sources of indemnification to the maximum limit of the uninsured motorist coverage. The intent of the insurance underwriter is to limit its payment under the uninsured motorist coverage to the minimum amount where the insured is indemnified or partially indemnified from more than one source. The scope of this paper will specifically be concerned …
Malpractice Actions Without Expert Medical Testimony, William P. Gibbons
Malpractice Actions Without Expert Medical Testimony, William P. Gibbons
Cleveland State Law Review
Fear of malpractice actions against them is causing physicians to "run scared." Some physicians now say that they feel that the threat of legal action has materially altered the practice of medicine. Defensively, some medical doctors say that they are ordering additional X-rays and lab tests, just to have them on record. Others say they are just plain afraid to try new techniques and diagnostic treatments because of the specter of a malpractice action. Innovative techniques carry additional risks, and some doctors admit that in some risky situations they merely do what will keep them out of trouble rather than …
Contributory Negligence Of Very Young Children, James B. Wilkens
Contributory Negligence Of Very Young Children, James B. Wilkens
Cleveland State Law Review
If in backing your car out of a driveway you look to only one side as you approach the sidewalk, and strike and injure a pedestrian approaching from the other side, who had been so engrossed in conversation with a companion as not to have cast even a glance up the driveway, your liability for his injuries might well depend upon his age. The standard of care required (in most circumstances) of normal adults (and corporations) for the protection of themselves and of others is that they take such care as ordinary prudent persons would take in the circumstances. Little, …