Williams v. State of California

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1983-06-13

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Opinion KAUS, J. I The issue is whether the mere fact that a highway patrolman comes to the aid of an injured or stranded motorist creates an affirmative duty to secure information or preserve evidence for civil litigation between the motorist and third parties. We find that stopping to aid a motorist does not, in itself, create a special relationship which would give rise to such a duty. <p…

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