Breunig v. American family Ins. Co. is centered around the issue of when insanity can be used to preclude liability for negligence.
In order for the insanity to be preclude liability for negligence, it must meet certain specifications. The effect of the mental hallucination must affect the person’s ability to drive his car with ordinary care or affect his ability to control the car in an ordinarily prudent manner. There must also be an absence of notice to the person that he may be subject to a type of insanity or mental illness.
The plaintiff has action for personal injuries as a result of Erma Veith driving on the wrong side of the highway and crashing her car into his truck. While there is no question as to whether or not Erma
In order for the insanity to be preclude liability for negligence, it must meet certain specifications. The effect of the mental hallucination must affect the person’s ability to drive his car with ordinary care or affect his ability to control the car in an ordinarily prudent manner. There must also be an absence of notice to the person that he may be subject to a type of insanity or mental illness.
The plaintiff has action for personal injuries as a result of Erma Veith driving on the wrong side of the highway and crashing her car into his truck. While there is no question as to whether or not Erma