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6 Rhode Island opinions name it 2 courts 1980–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Rhode Island courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Bellamygreen2 sentences1985We have consistently held that a plaintiff who has voluntarily elected one of a number of alternatives “will be held to have assumed the risks attending the choice of such alternative if the other conditions of the assumption-of-risk doctrine are present.” Rickey v. Boden, — R.I. at —, 421 A.2d at 544 ; see Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Bellamy, 187 F.2d 701, 703 (9th Cir.1951). 1980Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Bellamy, 187 F.2d 701, 703 (9th Cir. 1951); Roberts v. Guillory, 25 Cal.App.3d 859, 862, 102 Cal.Rptr. 134, 135 (1972). | 2 | 2 |
Walker v. Jacksongreen2 sentences2002The Court has stated "the doctrine of assumption of risk is an affirmative defense, which, when applicable, operates to absolve a defendant of liability for having created an unreasonable risk." See Walker v. Johnson, 723 A.2d 1115 , 1117 (R.I. 1999) (quoting Ricky v. Boden, 421 A.2d 539 , 543 (R.I. 1980)). 1999See Walker, 723 A.2d at 1117 . | 1 | 2 |
Day v. Caslowitzgreen2 sentences2014As we have explained, one of the rationales for immunizing tortfeasors under the public-safety officer’s rule is the doctrine of primary assumption of risk. 5 Under this doctrine, public-safety officers “are deemed as a matter of law, [to] assume all *1059 normal risks inherent in their duties when they accept their positions * * Higgins, 35 A.3d at 925 (quoting Day v. Caslowitz, 713 A.2d 758, 760 (R.I.1998) (emphasis added)). 2014Thus, in Rhode Island, “the [public-safety officer’s] rule has not been limited to barring claims based upon the very same alleged negligence * * * that occasioned the officer’s presence at the scene.” Day, 713 A.2d at 760 . | 1 | 1 |
Roberts v. Guillorygreen2 sentences1980Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Bellamy, 187 F.2d 701, 703 (9th Cir. 1951); Roberts v. Guillory, 25 Cal.App.3d 859, 862, 102 Cal.Rptr. 134, 135 (1972). 1980Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Bellamy, 187 F.2d 701, 703 (9th Cir. 1951); Roberts v. Guillory, 25 Cal.App.3d 859, 862, 102 Cal.Rptr. 134, 135 (1972). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Rhode Island. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Rickey v. Boden
green
2 sentences2002The Court has stated "the doctrine of assumption of risk is an affirmative defense, which, when applicable, operates to absolve a defendant of liability for having created an unreasonable risk." See Walker v. Johnson, 723 A.2d 1115 , 1117 (R.I. 1999) (quoting Ricky v. Boden, 421 A.2d 539 , 543 (R.I. 1980)). 1985We have consistently held that a plaintiff who has voluntarily elected one of a number of alternatives “will be held to have assumed the risks attending the choice of such alternative if the other conditions of the assumption-of-risk doctrine are present.” Rickey v. Boden, — R.I. at —, 421 A.2d at 544 ; see Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Bellamy, 187 F.2d 701, 703 (9th Cir.1951). | 2 | 1985–2002 |
Higgins v. Rhode Island Hospital
green
1 sentence2014As we have explained, one of the rationales for immunizing tortfeasors under the public-safety officer’s rule is the doctrine of primary assumption of risk. 5 Under this doctrine, public-safety officers “are deemed as a matter of law, [to] assume all *1059 normal risks inherent in their duties when they accept their positions * * Higgins, 35 A.3d at 925 (quoting Day v. Caslowitz, 713 A.2d 758, 760 (R.I.1998) (emphasis added)). | 1 | 2014–2014 |
England v. Tasker
green
2 sentences1989Id. 1989England v. Tasker, 529 A.2d at 940 . | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.