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sudden emergency doctrine in Idaho

5 Idaho opinions name it 1 courts 1951–1980 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Idaho 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.

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Also cited on this issue (10)

CaseCitedYears
Dewey v. Keller green
idaho · 1964
2 sentences

1980Any misunderstanding as to the application of the sudden emergency rule was put to rest by the unanimous opinions in Dewey v. Keller, 86 Idaho 506 , 388 P.2d 988 (1964), and Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964), both authored by Justice McFadden.

1980Any misunderstanding as to the application of the sudden emergency rule was put to rest by the unanimous opinions in Dewey v. Keller, 86 Idaho 506 , 388 P.2d 988 (1964), and Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964), both authored by Justice McFadden.

21964–1980
Hackworth v. Davis green
idaho · 1964
2 sentences

1980Any misunderstanding as to the application of the sudden emergency rule was put to rest by the unanimous opinions in Dewey v. Keller, 86 Idaho 506 , 388 P.2d 988 (1964), and Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964), both authored by Justice McFadden.

1980Any misunderstanding as to the application of the sudden emergency rule was put to rest by the unanimous opinions in Dewey v. Keller, 86 Idaho 506 , 388 P.2d 988 (1964), and Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964), both authored by Justice McFadden.

21975–1980
Bale v. Perryman green
idaho · 1963
2 sentences

1980Bale v. Perryman, 85 Idaho 435 , 380 P.2d 501 (1963) on the other hand, was not a sudden emergency case.

1980Bale v. Perryman, 85 Idaho 435 , 380 P.2d 501 (1963) on the other hand, was not a sudden emergency case.

11980–1980
Chard v. Bowen neutral
idaho · 1967
2 sentences

1975Chard v. Bowen, 91 Idaho 521, 527 , 427 P.2d 568 (1967); Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98, 108 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964); Barry v. Arrow Transportation Co., 80 Idaho 447, 454 , 333 P.2d 1008 (1959).

1975Chard v. Bowen, 91 Idaho 521, 527 , 427 P.2d 568 (1967); Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98, 108 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964); Barry v. Arrow Transportation Co., 80 Idaho 447, 454 , 333 P.2d 1008 (1959).

11975–1975
Barry v. Arrow Transportation Company green
idaho · 1958
2 sentences

1975Chard v. Bowen, 91 Idaho 521, 527 , 427 P.2d 568 (1967); Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98, 108 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964); Barry v. Arrow Transportation Co., 80 Idaho 447, 454 , 333 P.2d 1008 (1959).

1975Chard v. Bowen, 91 Idaho 521, 527 , 427 P.2d 568 (1967); Hackworth v. Davis, 87 Idaho 98, 108 , 390 P.2d 422 (1964); Barry v. Arrow Transportation Co., 80 Idaho 447, 454 , 333 P.2d 1008 (1959).

11975–1975
Hooton v. City of Burley green
idaho · 1950
2 sentences

1964Hooten v. City of Burley, 70 Idaho 369 , 219 P.2d 651 ; Domingo v. Phillips, supra. Error is likewise assigned to the giving of an instruction on the doctrine of sudden emergency, plaintiff contending that any emergency was the creation of the defendant’s own negligence.

1964Hooten v. City of Burley, 70 Idaho 369 , 219 P.2d 651 ; Domingo v. Phillips, supra. Error is likewise assigned to the giving of an instruction on the doctrine of sudden emergency, plaintiff contending that any emergency was the creation of the defendant’s own negligence.

11964–1964
Reuman v. La Monica green
calctapp · 1943
2 sentences

1954Campbell v. Jackson, supra; Kearney v. Castellotti, 55 Cal.App. 541 , 203 P. 1029 ; Mortensen v. Fairbanks, supra; American Products Co. v. Villwock, supra; Lopez v. Wisler, *855 supra; Reuman v. La Monica, 58 Cal.App. 2d 303 , 136 P.2d 81 ; Emery v. Los Angeles R.

1954Campbell v. Jackson, supra; Kearney v. Castellotti, 55 Cal.App. 541 , 203 P. 1029 ; Mortensen v. Fairbanks, supra; American Products Co. v. Villwock, supra; Lopez v. Wisler, *855 supra; Reuman v. La Monica, 58 Cal.App. 2d 303 , 136 P.2d 81 ; Emery v. Los Angeles R.

11954–1954
Kearney v. Castellotti green
calctapp · 1921
2 sentences

1954Campbell v. Jackson, supra; Kearney v. Castellotti, 55 Cal.App. 541 , 203 P. 1029 ; Mortensen v. Fairbanks, supra; American Products Co. v. Villwock, supra; Lopez v. Wisler, *855 supra; Reuman v. La Monica, 58 Cal.App. 2d 303 , 136 P.2d 81 ; Emery v. Los Angeles R.

1954Campbell v. Jackson, supra; Kearney v. Castellotti, 55 Cal.App. 541 , 203 P. 1029 ; Mortensen v. Fairbanks, supra; American Products Co. v. Villwock, supra; Lopez v. Wisler, *855 supra; Reuman v. La Monica, 58 Cal.App. 2d 303 , 136 P.2d 81 ; Emery v. Los Angeles R.

11954–1954
Larrabee v. Sewall neutral
me · 1877
2 sentences

1954Larrabee v. Sewall, supra.’ ” Where the operator of a motorcycle, by a sudden emergency not caused in whole or in part by him, is placed in a position of immediate peril, without sufficient time in which to determine with certainty the best course to pursue, the precautions to take, the choice or maneuver to make in order to avoid an accident and takes a course of action other than that which might have been better, safer or more judicious, he is not necessarily negligent provided-he exercised that degree of care that an ordinarily prudent person would have employed under the same or similar c

1954Larrabee v. Sewall, supra.'" Where the operator of a motorcycle, by a sudden emergency not caused in whole or in part by him, is placed in a position of immediate peril, without sufficient time in which to determine with certainty the best course to pursue, the precautions to take, the choice or maneuver to make in order to avoid an accident and takes a course of action other than that which might have been better, safer or more judicious, he is not necessarily negligent provided he exercised that degree of care that an ordinarily prudent person would have employed under the same or similar ci

11954–1954
Kelly v. Troy Laundry Co. green
idaho · 1928
2 sentences

1951In Kelly v. Troy Laundry Co., 46 Idaho 214 , at page 221, 267 P. 222 , at page 224, this court said: “This court has repeatedly held that a judgment will not be reversed for the reason that an instruction does not state, all the law applicable to the facts of the case when it appears that other instructions given, in themselves or in connection with others given, do correctly state the law.” The court covered the sudden emergency rule by Instructions No. 13 and No. 14 which are as follows: “Instruction No. 13 “Where one car is being operated in the right of way of another, it is the right of t

1951In Kelly v. Troy Laundry Co., 46 Idaho 214 , at page 221, 267 P. 222 , at page 224, this court said: “This court has repeatedly held that a judgment will not be reversed for the reason that an instruction does not state, all the law applicable to the facts of the case when it appears that other instructions given, in themselves or in connection with others given, do correctly state the law.” The court covered the sudden emergency rule by Instructions No. 13 and No. 14 which are as follows: “Instruction No. 13 “Where one car is being operated in the right of way of another, it is the right of t

11951–1951

Where else courts name it

LA 130 (1934–2026) MI 82 (1957–2026) PA 50 (1932–2023) TX 49 (1970–2025) NC 45 (1956–2023) IN 35 (1972–2019) IA 21 (1962–2018) VA 21 (1933–2024) TN 20 (1963–2024) GA 20 (1965–2026) KY 19 (1953–2022) AL 18 (1972–2011) MS 17 (1961–1994) WV 16 (1948–2018) CA 15 (1953–2025) OH 14 (1993–2020) NE 13 (1953–1993) CO 12 (1976–2014) AZ 11 (1966–2000) ND 9 (1972–2015) AR 9 (1975–1997) NM 9 (1977–1999) MT 9 (1972–2004) FL 8 (1960–2009) CT 7 (1968–2010) RI 6 (1998–2005) WA 6 (1962–2019) SC 6 (1941–2019) VT 5 (1927–2019) NJ 5 (1950–2026) ID 5 (1951–1980) NV 5 (2010–2015) SD 4 (1977–2019) MD 4 (1971–2013) MO 3 (1951–1966) WY 3 (1962–2002) AK 3 (1975–1996) UT 2 (1956–1987) OK 2 (1960–2013) KS 2 (1969–1978) NH 2 (1985–1994) PR 2 (1963–1967) MN 2 (1956–1958)

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