https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/11/owner-sued-in-car-thiefs-crash/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/11/owner-sued-in-car-thiefs-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-128824 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:48:52 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=25490#comment-128824 As one of my professors said: “There’s a reason law schools are the only ones still teaching rhetoric”.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/11/owner-sued-in-car-thiefs-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-128819 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:51:14 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=25490#comment-128819 Cases like this is why collateral estoppel needs to be expanded. The criminal prosecution doesn’t bar the issue from being relitigated, because none of the parties to the original action are in this one, but in the original one, a jury found beyond a reasonable doubt that Hinnenkamp did not authorize the man to take the car. Should be conclusive as against anyone.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/11/owner-sued-in-car-thiefs-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-128805 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:09:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=25490#comment-128805 never let the facts get in the way.

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