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- Title
Insurance Co. of North America v. Pasakarnis, 52 U.S.L.W. 2598 (Fla 1984).
- Authors
Klayman, Elliot I.
- Abstract
This article focuses on the decision of the Supreme Court of Florida in the case Insurance Co. of North America v. Pasakarnis. A jeep was stuck by another vehicle that ran a stop sign. The collision injured one of the jeep's occupants who had failed to fasten an available seat belt. In holding that the seat belt defense is available in Florida, the court recognized that a seat belt is intended to minimize personal injuries and its nonuse may be deemed a lack of due care, however, it rejected the theory that failure to wear seat belts constitutes contributory negligence.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); INSURANCE Co. of North America; TRAFFIC safety; TRAFFIC accidents
- Publication
Journal of Risk & Insurance, 1984, Vol 51, Issue 3, p562
- ISSN
0022-4367
- Publication type
Article