What is the difference between a highway patrol officer and a Good Samaritan?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Williams v. State of California, 192 Cal.Rptr. 233, 34 Cal.3d 18, 664 P.2d 137 (Cal. 1983):
Unlike the majority, I find it difficult to equate a highway patrol officer who has prescribed duties on public highways with a Good Samaritan who volunteers to assist a stranger. McCorkle v. City of Los Angeles (1969) 70 Cal.2d 252, 74 Cal.Rptr. 389, 449
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