Court Opinion

ID: 9583294
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:37:13.469779+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:38:55.808717
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Boyle, J.
(concurring). I would approve the trial court’s ruling on the plaintiffs motion to exclude evidence of failure to use seat belts to the extent it would permit that evidence on the question of plaintiffs comparative fault. I also agree that evidence on the presence of seat belt restraints is admissible in defense of the crashworthiness of a car. To this extent, I agree with Chief Justice Riley’s rationale and result on both issues. I also specifically concur in part v of Chief Justice Riley’s opinion.
I would decline, however, in the context of a ruling on a motion in limine and in the absence of a full trial record, to reach the questions of the proper relation of a plaintiffs failure to wear a seat belt and whether an alleged design defect was a factual or proximate cause of a plaintiffs injuries.