Legal Opinion

Starr v. Campos

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided June 14, 1982No. 2 CA-CIV 4179PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee in an action for wrongful death arising out of a collision between a truck and a small car. The appellants contend that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that wanton and wilful negligence on the part of the defendant would preclude reliance upon a defense of contributory negligence. They also claim error in the court’s refusal to instruct on punitive damages and in the admission of certain expert testimony based upon a computerized analysis of the accident. Because we agree with the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  3. State Ex Rel. Collins v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.Arizona Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. MenaArizona Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Bryan v. Southern Pacific CompanyArizona Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. Mark JessupCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. PorterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Pioneer Roofing Co. v. Mardian Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
  4. Logerquist v. McVeyArizona Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Pierce v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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