Events Pre-1600. 1717 - First ballet performed in England. The damages recovered shall form part of the estate of the deceased. Ford argues that the jury should have been instructed that plaintiff had the burden of proving "malice" by "clear and convincing evidence." Ford contends that the court erroneously admitted irrelevant documentary evidence highly prejudicial to Ford. The design cost of a single flak suit, located between the fuel tank and the axle, is currently estimated at $(4) per vehicle. It is well established that wide latitude should be allowed in cross-examining experts on their qualifications and on the reasons given for the opinions expressed. Procedure (2d ed.) 568, 496 P.2d 480.). Procedure (2d ed.) Some were "mechanical prototypes" which duplicated mechanical features of the design but not its appearance while others, referred [119 Cal.App.3d 775] to as "engineering prototypes," were true duplicates of the design car. When a motion for new trial is granted for excessive damages the specification of reasons should indicate the respects in which the evidence dictated a smaller verdict but, as the court observed in Neal (Neal v. Farmers Ins. 1277, 1279-1287; Mallor & Roberts, supra, pp. (3 Cal.Law Rev.Com., supra, F-1, F-7.). California follows the Restatement rule that punitive damages can be awarded against a principal because of an action of an agent if, but only if, " '(a) the principal authorized the doing and the manner of the act, or (b) the agent was unfit and the principal was reckless in employing him, or (c) the agent was employed in a managerial capacity and was acting in the scope of employment, or (d) the principal or a managerial agent of the principal ratified or approved the act.' Richard demonstrated courage and. 160.) 760, 478 P.2d 480; Nanny v. Ruby Lighting Corp., 108 Cal.App.2d 856, 859, 239 P.2d 885. His US Navy flight suit is displayed at the museum. 225, 573 P.2d 443.) Robinson Calcagnie, Inc. 2023. Mrs. Lilly Gray, the driver of the Pinto, suffered fatal burns and 13-year-old Richard Grimshaw, a passenger in the Pinto, suffered severe and permanently disfiguring burns on his face and entire body. Honor a loved one by planting trees in their memory. Loving father of Laura Woelkers, Richard III (Lisa) Grimshaw, and Karen. He was the Son of Johathan Grimshaw and Betsey Willoby. But as we look to the past through rose-tinted glasses, its important that we dont let them obscure the truth. Finally, an instruction should be interpreted in a manner that will support rather than defeat a judgment if it is reasonably susceptible to such an interpretation. 516, 485 P.2d 1132, quoting Lynch v. Spilman, 67 Cal.2d 251, 259, 62 Cal.Rptr. As this court recently noted, numerous California cases after Davis v. Hearst, supra, have interpreted the term "malice" as used in section 3294 to include, not only a malicious intention to injure the specific person harmed, but conduct evincing "a conscious disregard of the probability that the actor's conduct will result in injury to others." 3 Plaintiffs settled with the other defendants before and during trial; the case went to verdict only against Ford Motor Company. 19 The Grays' [119 Cal.App.3d 825] motion to amend their complaint to add allegations seeking punitive damages was denied on the ground such damages are not recoverable in a wrongful death action. (Nov. 26, 1980); Umansky v. Urquhart, 84 Cal.App.3d 368, 372, 148 Cal.Rptr. of Cal., 21 Cal.3d 869, 876, 148 Cal.Rptr. She first married Cecil Zilch on May 11, 1953 in Bellevue. Where rubber bladders had been installed in the tank, crash tests into fixed barriers at 21-miles-per-hour withstood leakage from punctures in the gas tank. (See Neal v. Farmers Ins. 389, 582 P.2d 980.) Exhibits Nos. Despite the amendment, however, subsequent decisional law developed a theory that damages for wrongful death were recoverable only for the "pecuniary" loss suffered by the heirs. 14. 585, 605.) 95) and a motion picture depicting Ford's crash test No. [119 Cal.App.3d 829] Since the 1961 amendments to the survival and wrongful death statutes, our courts have reaffirmed the long-standing view that the wrongful death statute does not permit recovery of exemplary damages. 488, 535 P.2d 352) which are manifestly inapposite. The feasibility study was conducted under the supervision of Mr. Robert Alexander, Vice President of Car Engineering. Disclaimer. 1971) pp. 28 (See Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. Superior Court, supra, 56 Cal.App.3d 978, 987-988, 128 Cal.Rptr. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. 6, 13; Cucinella v. Western Biscuit Co., 42 Cal.2d 71, 82, 265 P.2d 513; Popejoy v. Hannon, 37 Cal.2d 159, 168-169, 231 P.2d 484; Kostecky v. Henry, 113 Cal.App.3d 362, 374, 170 Cal.Rptr. Our use of the term "probability" was not intended to effect a change in the law as set forth in Toole, Schroeder, and the other cases which have echoed the Toole formulation. (Johns v. Ward, 170 Cal.App.2d 780, 789, 339 P.2d 926; 4 Witkin, Cal. (622 F.2d at p. (Evid.Code, 351.) Gas & Elec. Their outing comes on the same day that Simon's new X Factor co-star Nick Grimshaw spoke about joining the panel with pal and fellow newcomer, Rita Ora. Grimshaw and the heirs of Mrs. Gray (Grays) sued Ford Motor Company and others. Ford has failed to demonstrate in either appeal that any errors or irregularities that may have occurred during the trial resulted in a miscarriage of justice. Survivors: In addition to his mother; sons, Ian M. Grimshaw (Sara) of Charleston, SC, Justin M. Grimshaw (Julia) of Center Valley; siblings, Henry Bud Grimshaw, Jr. (Donna) of Salisbury Township, Judy Grimes (Michael) of Florida, Donna Pfneisel (Frank) of Center Valley, Carol Hamory (Henry) of Salisbury Township, Pam Lewis of Northampton; grandchildren, Justin Jr., Evelyn; mother of his children, Rose Grimshaw. Second, a product may alternatively be found defective in design if the plaintiff demonstrates that the product's design proximately caused his injury and the defendant fails to establish, in light of the relevant factors, that, on balance, the benefits of the challenged design outweigh the risk of danger inherent in such design." 620, 566 P.2d 254, italics deleted.) Ford complains that while Exhibit No. (Fn. Ford contends that it was entitled to a judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the issue of punitive damages on two grounds: First, punitive damages are statutorily and constitutionally impermissible in a design defect case; second, there was no evidentiary support for a finding of malice or of corporate responsibility for malice. The award was $659,680. (Chaput) Grimshaw of Allentown and the late Henry J. Grimshaw, Sr. Ford's Product Planning Committee, whose members included Mr. Iacocca, Mr. Robert Alexander, and Mr. Harold MacDonald, Ford's Group Vice President of Car Engineering, approved the Pinto's concept and made the decision to go forward with the project. Under the risk-benefit test, once the plaintiff makes a prima facie showing. [119 Cal.App.3d 782] (b).) The court denied the motions as untimely and on the further ground that Ford would not be prejudiced by lack of prior opportunity to depose the witness in light of its broad power to cross-examine him. It may well be a medical rarity for death to occur simultaneously with the infliction of a death-causing injury. 218; Pease v. Beech Aircraft Corp., 38 Cal.App.3d 450, 465, 113 Cal.Rptr. Co., 67 Cal.App.3d 451, 469-470, 136 Cal.Rptr. 537, 552 P.2d 97.) In In re Paris Air Crash, supra, at page 1321, the court distinguished Brown v. Merlo, supra, 8 Cal.3d 855, 106 Cal.Rptr. 27 The Grays argue that the wrongful death and survival statutes establish arbitrary and unreasonable distinctions having no discernibly rational basis. Inasmuch as the Pinto underwent substantial modifications during 1973 and thereafter, the reports may not have given a true picture of the earlier versions of the Pinto. ", 12 The doctrine was expressed in Dorsey v. Manlove, supra, 14 Cal. No public calling hours. Wood was awarded many commendations for dedicated service to the Navy and his country. In addition, it maintains that, Since sufficiency of the evidence is in issue only regarding the punitive damage award, we make no attempt to review the evidence bearing on all of the litigated issues. (Sanders v. Superior Court, 34 Cal.App.3d 270, 279-280, 109 Cal.Rptr. A similar contention was rejected in Toole v. Richardson-Merrell Inc., supra, 251 Cal.App.2d 689, 716, 60 Cal.Rptr. For the reasons set out below, we conclude that the contention lacks merit. The Legislature enacted Probate Code section 573 and amended Code of Civil Procedure section 377 as recommended by the Commission. 1397-1398). Accueil Uncategorized recent obituary from gardenview funeral home athens georgia; aave slang words list; aleta bleier whitaker; fire in fruita, colorado today; meghan markle curtsy video; mary berry honey cake. Nor was the reduced award excessive taking into account defendant's wealth and the size of the compensatory award. Plaintiff's counsel (Mr. Hews) stated that he intended to call a former Ford employee but declined to reveal his identity except to the court outside the presence of defense counsel. (Georgie Boy Manufacturing Inc. v. Superior Court, 115 Cal.App.3d 217, 171 Cal.Rptr. The able trial judge in the instant case did not permit the trial to degenerate into a free-for-all. Exchange, supra, 21 Cal.3d 910, 148 Cal.Rptr. Were the question one of first impression, it might be argued that the 1874 amendment deleting the words "pecuniary and exemplary" was intended to broaden rather than restrict recoverable damages in a wrongful death action. Join Facebook to connect with Richard Grimshaw and others you may know. (Chaput) Grimshaw of Allentown and the late Henry J. Grimshaw, Sr. It refers to Mr. Hews' statement that Mr. Copp testified that Ford engaged in cost-benefit analyses and that there was "plenty of documentation for it." The purpose of this directory is to allow . He was born in Worcester son of Ralph and Gladys (Perrin) Grimshaw and has lived here all his life. Malice may be inferred from acts and conduct such as by showing that the defendants' conduct, was wilful, intentional, and done in reckless disregard of its possible results." The report recommended, inter alia, deferral from 1974 to 1976 of the adoption of "flak suits" or "bladders" in all Ford cars, including the Pinto, in order to realize a savings of $20.9 million. Who Where Receive obituaries Louise Anne Ploc December 21, 2022 (82 years old) View obituary Esme May Nystrom December 12, 2022 (88 years old) However, where it appears that a decision to call a new and different expert is made after the response to a compelled election and was not willfully delayed in violation of the spirit of the discovery rules, the failure to exclude such expert's testimony is not an abuse of discretion. If the court's ruling was proper under any theory, however, it must be upheld. "This section is applicable where a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable therefor if his death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage. (Evid.Code, 352, 355; see Conservatorship of Buchanan, 78 Cal.App.3d 281, 289, 144 Cal.Rptr. Messages run for up to one year and you If an action be brought pursuant to the provisions of this section and a separate action arising out of the same wrongful act or neglect be brought pursuant to the provisions of Section 956 of the Civil Code, such actions shall be consolidated for trial on the motion of any interested party." Ford also complains that in rebuttal argument, Mr. Robinson, arguing for Grimshaw, suggested an improper means of fixing damages. 148, 582 P.2d 604, quoting Newland v. Board of Governors, 19 Cal.3d 705, 711, 139 Cal.Rptr. " (Id., at p. 108, 95 Cal.Rptr. He was born in Watertown, NY to George and Harriet (Samuels) Grimshaw and honorably. We find no merit in the contentions. 667-669.) He faithfully and honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War era. (Stevens v. Parke, Davis & Co., 9 Cal.3d 51, 72, 107 Cal.Rptr. (Aceves v. Regal Pale Brewing Co., supra, 24 Cal.3d 502, 507, 156 Cal.Rptr. "(2) 'Oppression' means subjecting a person to cruel and unjust hardship in conscious disregard of that person's rights. The Grays next maintain that the California rule barring punitive damages in a wrongful death case is predicated on an erroneous interpretation of the relevant statutes. Exchange, supra, 21 Cal.3d 910, 918, fn. v. Ford Motor Company is affirmed. 678; Fletcher v. Western National Life Ins. 388, 506 P.2d 212, on the ground that the guest's cause of action was of common law origin where as the wrongful death cause of action is statutory. 388, 506 P.2d 212, that a rational basis for the guest statute was the protection of a generous host from an ungrateful guest or the prevention of collusive lawsuits. It has been said that interrogatories should not be permitted to be used as a trap "pinning a party for all times to an answer intended to reflect. 261, 91 L.Ed. (E. g., Valente v. Sierra Railway Co., 158 Cal. 95 and 122 were properly received in evidence. Obituary for Richard E. Grimshaw, Sr. | Richard Emlyn Grimshaw, age 72 of Bremen, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019. The Toole formulation has been repeated since in a number of decisions, e. g., Trammell v. Western [119 Cal.App.3d 816] Union Tel. den. Richard demonstrated courage and perseverance throughout his life, and he faced. Ford seeks reversal of the judgment as a whole on the following grounds: (1) Erroneous rulings relating to Mr. Copp's testimony; (2) other erroneous evidentiary rulings; (3) prejudicial misconduct by plaintiffs' counsel; (4) instructional errors; and (5) jury misconduct. Kalinsky v. General Dynamics Corp., --- U.S. ----, 101 S.Ct. There were sufficient bases for the court's implied determination that the questions were not asked in bad faith and that the admonitions to the jury would avoid the harmful effect of the questions. 447-448) which was patterned closely after Lord Campbell's Act [119 Cal.App.3d 826] (see Holdsworth, A History of English Law, Vol. 1945) 152 F.2d 941, 943, revd. Thank you. Richard Daniel Baca Feb 14, 2023 In loving memory of our father, Richard Daniel Baca, who passed away on February 14th surrounded by loved ones after a short but fierce battle with pneumonia. (Citation.)" 18 Ford makes a bare assertion that damages in the Grays case were "extremely high." In the traditional noncommercial intentional tort, compensatory damages alone may serve as an effective deterrent against future wrongful conduct but in commerce related torts, the manufacturer may find it more profitable to treat compensatory damages as a part of the cost of doing business rather than to remedy the defect. [119 Cal.App.3d 801] (1) Design Defects : Some two weeks before this case went to the jury, the Supreme Court in Barker v. Lull Engineering Co., 20 Cal.3d 413, 143 Cal.Rptr. The 1961 legislation thus created two classes of heirs in wrongful death actions: (1) Heirs whose decedent had a claim for punitive damages at death and (2) heirs whose decedent died without a surviving claim for such damages. Ford also contends that its offer to prove that Mr. Freers, Ford's chief light car engineer, purchased a Pinto for his family when the Pinto first went on the market was erroneously refused. "In an action brought under this section against an executor or administrator all damages may be awarded which might have been recovered against the decedent had he lived except damages awardable under Section 3294 of the Civil Code or other damages imposed primarily for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant. Furthermore the Supreme Court has recently rejected the clear and convincing test in a punitive damage case based upon fraud. The judge conducted an unreported in camera inquiry of plaintiffs' counsel following which the judge dictated an account of the proceedings and ordered the transcript sealed. natalia, texas obituaries; le merveilleux voyage de nils holgersson personnages principaux; chad abraham obituary; boysenberry kamikaze . Online expressions of sympathy may be recorded at www.heintzelmancares.com. 31-32) The jury in the present case could reasonably infer that defendants acted in callous disregard of plaintiffs' rights, knowing that their conduct was substantially certain to vex, annoy, and injure plaintiffs. To paraphrase Li v. Yellow Cab Co., supra, 13 Cal.3d 804, 119 Cal.Rptr. Procedure (2d ed.) Reports on the death related to the Pinto range from 27 to 500 deaths. 236, disapproved on other grounds, Jefferson v. J. E. French Co., 54 Cal.2d 717, 719, 720, 7 Cal.Rptr. (Federal Rule 26(e)(1); Louisell/Wally, Modern Cal. In the present case, the amount of the award as reduced by the judge was reasonable under the suggested factors, including the factor of any other potential liability, civil or criminal. 553, 413 P.2d 153, disapproved on other grounds, Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand, 6 Cal.3d 176, 190-191, 98 Cal.Rptr. Grief Support. This was one of Ford's grounds for a motion. Copyright Currentobituary.com, Your source for online obituaries and funeral notices. Indeed, had the risk-benefit prong of the design defect instruction as formulated in Barker been given, Ford would have been entitled to complain of prejudice. Procedural irregularities or erroneous rulings in connection with the relief sought or defenses asserted will not be considered on appeal where a timely objection could have been made but was not made in the court below. Nor did Ford offer a separate instruction covering the subject of the burden of proof. Richard A. Grimshaw, 66, of Walnutport, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 in his home. There are no events at this time. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, Beatrice O. Grimshaw (Chaput) of Allentown and Henry J. Grimshaw, Sr.; his sons, Ian M. Grimshaw (Sara) of Charleston, SC and Justin M. Grimshaw (Julia) of Center Valley; his siblings, Henry "Bud" Grimshaw, Jr. (Donna) of Salisbury Township, Judy Grimes (Michael) of Florida, Donna Pfneisel (Frank) of Center Valley, Carol Hamory (Henry) of Salisbury Township and Pam Lewis of Northampton; his grandchildren, Justin Jr. and Evelyn; and the mother of his children Rose Grimshaw. (See Deering's Cal.Codes, Annot., C.C.P.A., 339-419, p. "(c) As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply: "(1) 'Malice' means conduct which is intended by the defendant to cause injury to the plaintiff or conduct which is carried on by the defendant with a conscious disregard of the rights or safety of others. (Id., at p. 895, 157 Cal.Rptr. Search by Name. (2) Questions Relating To Ford's Compliance With Federal Emission Standards : Ford contends that plaintiffs' counsel was guilty of misconduct in attempting to get before the jury the fact that Ford had doctored its records to show compliance with federal emission standards, a subject which Ford says was irrelevant to the integrity of the Pinto's fuel system. The court concurred with the Searle (G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior Court, supra, 49 Cal.App.3d 22, 122 Cal.Rptr. (b), 2034, subd. "Except as provided in this section no cause of action shall be lost by reason of the death of any person but may be maintained by or against his executor or administrator. 28 When life ends, as well as when it begins, has long been a controversial subject in legal and medical circles. (Mendelsohn v. Anaheim Lighter Co., 40 Cal. 745; Ellis v. Dept. There are no calling hours.Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home (www.Royfuneral.com) 12 Hammond Street, Worcester, MA 01610, This site is sponsored as public resource by the independent funeral homes repesented here. can stop at any time. All fields are required*. He was born on May 2, 1946 to the. This is the old version of the H2O platform and is now read-only. Co., supra, 61 Cal.2d 602, 610, 39 Cal.Rptr. The court nevertheless sustained Ford's objections to the questions, presumably on the basis that the prejudicial effect of the evidence outweighed its probative value, but denied the mistrial motions. 2 The "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY PROGRAM FINANCIAL REVIEW" report included the following: "To meet 20 mph movable barrier requirements in 1973, fuel filler neck modifications to provide breakaway capability and minor upgrading of structure are required. These engineering assumptions were developed from limited vehicle crash test data and design and development work. Finally, the rationale of danger of excessive punitive damages is difficult to square with the legislation providing for survival of a punitive damage claim enforceable by the personal representative and the joinder of such action with a wrongful death action or consolidation of the actions under the two statutes if they were separately filed. He passed away May 19, 1984 in Edwards. Subject to amplification when we deal with specific issues, we shall set out the basic facts pertinent to these appeals in accordance with established principles of appellate review: We will view the evidence in the light most favorable to the parties prevailing below, resolving all conflicts in their favor, and indulging all reasonable inferences favorable to them. Those victims who werent killed were condemned to a life sentence of suffering. Search Archived Obituaries: Richard Grimshaw Wood Funeral Time: Saturday, November 27th at 2:30PM WOOD, Richard Grimshaw, Cdr. (See Stats.1949, ch. (Neal v. Farmers Ins. 398.) Thus, none of the matters of which Ford now complains were matters to which an objection was interposed and a request for admonition made in the court below. (Wilcox v. Berry, 32 Cal.2d 189, 192, 195 P.2d 414; Davey v. Southern Pacific Co., 116 Cal. During the first few months of ownership, they had to return the car to the dealer for repairs a number of times. Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. Ford cites questions propounded during cross-examination of Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Tubben and Ford's carburetor expert. 1380, pp. A longtime resident of Syracuse, NY Richard and his family moved to this area in 1963. 122) should have been excluded because they were irrelevant and highly prejudicial to Ford in that they showed that in a 21.5-mile-per-hour crash of a 1971 Pinto prototype into a fixed barrier the filler neck of the fuel tank separated allowing fluid to spill from the tank, whereas no such filler neck separation occurred in the Gray vehicle. He was born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, to the late Richard and Gayle (Seidel) Grimshaw and was the husband of Robin R. (Smith) Grimshaw, with whom he shared 16 years of marriage. In 1978, I had the honor to represent victim Richard Grimshaw in his negligence and injury case against Ford. Ford appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to punitive damages. 389, 582 P.2d 980.) Ford complains that the punitive award is far greater than the maximum penalty that may be imposed under California or federal law prohibiting the sale of defective automobiles or other products. We find no statutory impediments to the application of Civil Code section 3294 to a strict products liability case based on design defect. Richard Grimshaw lives on High St in Minford, Ohio. Ford argues that the documentation referred to by Mr. Copp the "Grush-Saunby Report" was excluded from evidence so that the statement was improper. March 2, 2019: The High Prairie St. Andrew's Saints girl's basketball team wins its first 2J Zone basketball title after defeating the Fairview High Cobras 47-42 in Grimshaw. (Id., at pp. Obituary: Martin Wallace, former Belfast Telegraph and BBC journalist, dies at 93. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Funeral Mass, Monday at noon, St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church 21100 Madison Street, St. Clair Shores 48081. Richard was a Founding Member of the Aviation Museum of Kentucky serving a term as Vice Chairman and member of several committees. He was born in Watertown, NY to George and Harriet (Samuels) Grimshaw and honorably served in the U. S. Air Force. Obituary: Brother Michael G. (Michael Calixtus) Dundin November 18, 2016 Latin, Religion Obituary: (Id., at p. den. 521, 447 P.2d 913, overruled on other grounds in People v. Green, supra, 27 Cal.3d 1, 33, 164 Cal.Rptr. In light of the common law heritage of the principle embodied in Civil Code section 3294, 12 it must be construed[119 Cal.App.3d 810] as a "continuation" of the common law and liberally applied "with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice." Obituary, published on: April 23, 2011; JANMAN, STAN. Ford argues that the Legislature was thinking in terms of traditional intentional torts, such as, libel, slander, assault and battery, malicious prosecution, trespass, etc., and could not have intended the statute to be applied to a products liability case arising out of a design defect in a mass produced automobile because neither strict products liability nor mass produced automobiles were known in 1872. In Richard Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, the judgment, the conditional new trial order, and the order denying Ford's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the issue of punitive damages are affirmed. Posted in Auto Accidents on June 27, 2016. In open court the judge sustained Ford's objection and admonished the jury to disregard the question and to draw no inferences from it. But, under subdivision (a) of Section 721, as under existing law, the expert witness is also subject to a somewhat broader cross-examination: 'Once an expert offers his opinion, however, he exposes himself to the kind of inquiry which ordinarily would have no place in the cross-examination of the factual witness. View phone number, full address and more on 411.info. Ford assails Mr. Copp's testimony on three basic grounds: (1) He should not have been permitted to testify at all because plaintiffs failed to disclose his identity before trial and because Ford was denied the opportunity to depose him; (2) he should not have been allowed to testify during direct examination to the reason for his termination by Ford; and (3) he should not have been permitted to testify on direct examination concerning the contents of reports, studies, and tests on which he relied in forming his opinions. Grimshaw was critically burned over 90 percent of his body 10 years ago when the Pinto in which he was a passenger was involved in a collision near Bakersfield. Please accept Echovita's sincere condolences. Although I agree with the ultimate disposition of each issue, I am unable to subscribe en toto to those portions of the opinion relating to Copp's testimony concerning the reasons for his termination by Ford, the alleged violations of the order in limine, and the design defect instructions. In Self, the trial court failed to give any instruction on superseding cause and the reviewing court held that the failure to give the superseding cause instruction proffered by the defendant was error. Mark P. Robinson, Jr. is the founder, senior partner and sole shareholder of Robinson Calcagnie Inc. based in Newport Beach, California. When the statute was codified in 1872, the damage provision read: "In every such action, the jury may give such damages, pecuniary or exemplary, as under all the circumstances of the case, may to them seem just." After his career in the Navy, Mr. Wood was appointed President of National College for Kentucky campuses. Our Supreme Court has refrained from selecting a linguistic formulation from among the various alternatives for expressing this standard, declaring that they all require " 'the court to conduct a serious and genuine judicial inquiry into the correspondence between a classification and the legislative goals.' Ford cites five such instances: Testimony concerning examples of vehicles meeting a 50-mile-per-hour moving barrier test without fuel tank rupture and fire; testimony that field reports proved over-the-axle fuel tank position to be superior in design; testimony about a proposal United States Steel Co. made to Ford concerning a bladder within a tank; testimony that he based his opinion that a bladder within a tank was feasible in 1969 and 1970 on the fact that Ford had started. Honorary pallbearers will be the Bottoms Hunting Club. Add a Memory. Plaintiffs' response made it clear to defendant that the experts listed were those then known to plaintiffs, that plaintiffs were continuing a nationwide investigation and that other experts might be discovered. We have examined the record and find that in each of the instances of which Ford complains, the argument was within the bounds of propriety. Here the court refused Ford's version of a superseding cause instruction but gave its own which adequately covered the subject. 1271, 63 L.Ed.2d 597.) 47. During Mr. Hews' closing argument on behalf of plaintiff Grimshaw, which covers 100 pages of the Reporter's Transcript, Ford did not interpose a single objection. [119 Cal.App.3d 808] Ford argues that "malice" as used in section 3294 and as interpreted by our Supreme Court in Davis v. Hearst, 160 Cal. 14 A quantitative formula whereby the amount of punitive damages can be determined in a given case with mathematical certainty is manifestly impossible as well as undesirable. 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