Torts!

Resource 9 . 2 . 3

6 minutes

Miller v. Reilly : "The Defective Brakes Case"

Jonathan Zittrain,

Jordi Weinstock

Should an actor's standard of care be relaxed by exigent circumstances--such as her car's brakes failing while the actor is driving downhill?

Maryland Appellate Reports

21 Md. App. 465

No. 816

1974-05-29

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