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Old 05-24-2011, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim B. View Post
This was revealed to us in the early 1970's in a law school class

Usually these questions are closely guarded by the State Bar but this one was let out.



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A terrible storm was raging in the city and around. Visibility was very poor and the roads wee extremely wet and slick. Two automobiles were speeding down 2 different streets. The driver of the first car was speeding. The second driver was not speeding but was driving in violation of a statute which stated you may not drive while intoxicated.

The storm knocked out power in some areas but where these two streets intersected, power was not knocked out but the storm had damaged the street light controls such that the traffic lights in BOTH directions now both showed GREEN.

The municipality's traffic department had been notified of this condition at this intersection 3 hours earlier but had not sent out a crew or done anything else yet to rectify this condition..

The two drivers arrived at the intersection at the same time.


BOOM !!!! There was a HUGE crash.



DISCUSS.
First, a question.
How liberal was the Bench in CA in the 1970's?

Well now. What's wrong with the contributory negligence theory being applied to each driver and the state not being reponsible for acts of nature? No winners. Lawyers only losers.
Judge Wapner rules.
Da Peoples Court.
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