In a motor vehicle accident where a plaintiff had only a few drinks with the driver, is there any evidence that the driver's faculties were impaired?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Christensen v. Malkin, 236 Cal.App.2d 114, 45 Cal.Rptr. 836 (Cal. App. 1965):
In Godinez v. Soares, 216 Cal.App.2d 145, 30 Cal.Rptr. 767, the appellant argued that since the deceased had only a 'few drinks' with the driver, there was no evidence that the deceased had any indication that the driver's faculties were impaired. The appellate court stated that the evidence disclosed that the decedent and the driver
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