Strategies, Challenges, and Answers

Evidentiary Inferences Allowed At The Court’s Discretion

In the case of Johnson v. Watkins, 70 Nev. 156, 262 P.2d 237 (1953) a truck driver tried to invoke the rule regarding evidentiary inferences in his favor. According the Nevada Supreme Court an evidentiary inference is…

A Cause Of Action For Negligent Repair May Be Available, But You’ve Got To Keep The Vehicle

A number of states have formally recognized a cause of action for negligent repair of a vehicle.  Francher v. Southwest Mo. Truck Ctr., Inc., 618 S.W.2d 271 (Mo. App. 1981).  Olchovy v. L.M.V. Leasing, 182 A.D.2d 745, 582 N.Y.S.2d 764 (2d Dep’t 1992).  Others allow a cause of action for breach of the implied warranty […]