PJC General Negligence 2022

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Past and future damages, separate answers for, 28.3–28.6, 28.11, 29.3– 29.6 Pecuniary interest, 10.11 Pecuniary loss, 29.3–29.6 Penal Code violation driving while intoxicated, 5.1 exceptions to limitations on exemplary damages, 7.12, 28.7, 29.7, 30.4 Percentage of responsibility, definition of, 4.1, 4.3 Peril discovered peril, ch. 3 note emergency, 3.3 imminent peril, ch. 3 note Personal comfort, 17.4 Personal injury damages. See Damages, personal injury Physical impairment, elements of damages for, 28.3, 28.5 “Physical injury,” use of, 28.10 Physical pain, damages for, 28.3, 28.5, 30.3 “Physical structure of the body,” definition of, 26.1 Pollution trespass, liability for, 11.2 Precedents, use of, Introduction 3 Preexisting injury or condition, exclusionary instruction for, 28.8 Prejudgment interest on conversion damages, 7.9 on exemplary damages, not recoverable, 7.12, 28.7, 29.7, 30.4 on loss of inheritance damages, not recoverable, 29.3, 29.4 on property damages, 32.3, 32.4 on survival damages, 30.3, 30.4 Premises liability, in animal injury case, 13.1

Preponderance of evidence, definition of, Introduction 4(f), 1.3 Preservation of charge error, 33.1, 33.2 Presiding juror, duties of, 1.3 Privilege Fifth Amendment, 1.11 generally no inference, 1.10 Privilege to investigate theft, instruction on defense of, 6.1, 6.3 Probable cause, definition of, for malicious prosecution, 6.4 Producing cause, 13.3, 13.5, 23.10, 26.1 Property consent to appropriation of, 7.5 conversion of, 7.10, 7.11 cost of repairs, 32.4 definition of, 7.2 Property damages. See Damages, property Proportionate responsibility, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.5. See also Contributory negligence Proximate cause definition of, 2.4 intoxication as, 5.5 joint submission with negligence, 4.1 new and independent cause, 3.1 in nuisance actions, 11.5, 12.5, 12.6 presumption of, in double-entrustment case, 10.12 sole, 3.2 Punitive damages. See Exemplary damages R Reckless driver, negligent entrustment, 10.12 Recreational, social, or athletic activities, employee engaged in, 17.5 definition of theft of, 7.2 liability for theft, ch. 7 loss of use, 32.3, 32.4 owner, identifying, 7.1 salvage value of vehicle, 32.3

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