Article Title
Heart Attacks as a Defense in Negligence Actions
Abstract
The general rule in the United States today is that an unforeseen heart attack which leads to loss of consciousness, or to inability to maintain control of a motor vehicle, is not negligence. When an operator of an automobile is suddenly stricken by a heart attack, and as a consequence there is an injury to a person or damage to property, a defense based upon the fact of a heart attack will preclude recovery by an injured plaintiff.
Recommended Citation
Jerry B. Craig, Heart Attacks as a Defense in Negligence Actions, 12 Clev.-Marshall L. Rev. 59 (1963)