What is the state of the law on driver's liability in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Silva v. Pim, 178 Cal.App.2d 218, 2 Cal.Rptr. 860 (Cal. App. 1960):
As was pointed out in Napoli v. Hunt, 141 Cal.App.2d 782, 786, 297 P.2d 653, we cannot here say that the evidence points unerringly to the conclusion that respondent's driver was negligent.
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