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Preface |
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1 | (4) |
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B Electronic Casebook with Hyperlinks |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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D Discussion Points and Hypotheticals |
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E Perspective and Analysis |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview |
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A Introduction to Tort Law |
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1 Purpose and Sources of Tort Law |
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2 Brief History of Tort Law |
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7 | (1) |
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"Lecture III: Torts - Trespass and Negligence," Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Common Law |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (5) |
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17 | (6) |
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Chapter 2 Intentional Torts |
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23 | (104) |
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23 | (19) |
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24 | (5) |
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29 | (4) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (4) |
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38 | (4) |
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42 | (15) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 13 |
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42 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 18 |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (10) |
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Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc |
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52 | (5) |
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57 | (5) |
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Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Hill |
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57 | (5) |
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62 | (14) |
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Big Town Nursing Home, Inc. v. Newman |
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62 | (3) |
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Parvi v. City of Kingston |
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65 | (5) |
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Hardy v. LaBelle's Distributing Co |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (16) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (2) |
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Rogers v. Board of Road Comm'rs for Kent County |
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80 | (3) |
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Bradley v. American Smelting and Refining Co |
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83 | (9) |
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F Trespass to Chattel and Conversion |
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92 | (14) |
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92 | (3) |
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CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc |
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95 | (11) |
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G Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress |
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106 | (21) |
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State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. Sliznoff |
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106 | (4) |
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Slocum v. Food Fair Stores of Florida |
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110 | (3) |
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Wilson v. Monarch Paper Co |
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113 | (10) |
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123 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Defenses to Intentional Torts |
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127 | (46) |
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127 | (17) |
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128 | (6) |
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134 | (6) |
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140 | (4) |
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B Defense of Self and Others |
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144 | (7) |
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144 | (7) |
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C Defense of Real Property |
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151 | (7) |
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152 | (6) |
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D Defense and Recovery of Personal Property |
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158 | (6) |
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158 | (3) |
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Bonkowski v. Arlan's Department Store |
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161 | (3) |
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164 | (7) |
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164 | (3) |
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Vincent v. Lake Erie Transp. Co |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (140) |
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A Elements of a Negligence Cause of Action |
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174 | (1) |
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B Negligence: Formulation and Factors |
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174 | (11) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 290 |
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174 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 291 |
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175 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 292 |
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175 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 293 |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. v. Krayenbuhl |
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177 | (2) |
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United States v. Carroll Towing Co |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (3) |
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C Determining a Standard of Care |
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185 | (105) |
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1 Establishing the Standard of Care by Case Law |
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185 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 285(D) |
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185 | (1) |
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a The Reasonable Prudent Person |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (3) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 295A |
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188 | (1) |
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Restatement (Third) of Torts § 13 |
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188 | (1) |
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Midcap |
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189 | (2) |
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Guaman v. Industry City Management |
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191 | (1) |
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Cordas v. Peerless Transportation Co |
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192 | (4) |
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196 | (3) |
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Roberts v. State of Louisiana |
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199 | (5) |
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Breunig v. American Family Insurance Company |
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204 | (5) |
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Gould v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co |
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209 | (6) |
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b The Reasonable Prudent Professional |
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215 | (1) |
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Heath v. Swift Wings, Inc |
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215 | (4) |
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219 | (6) |
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225 | (5) |
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230 | (4) |
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234 | (6) |
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Ashe v. Radiation Oncology Associates |
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240 | (5) |
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Moore v. The Regents of the University of California |
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245 | (6) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (5) |
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Parret v. UNICCO Service Company |
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256 | (3) |
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2 Establishing a Standard of Care by Applying a Rule of Law |
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259 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 285(C) |
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259 | (1) |
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B. & O. R. Co. v. Goodman |
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259 | (2) |
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Pokora v. Wabash Railway Co |
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261 | (3) |
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3 Establishing a Standard of Care by Applying a Statute |
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264 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 285(B) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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a When a Statute May Be Used to Establish the Standard of Care |
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266 | (1) |
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Sanchez v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc |
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266 | (3) |
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Stachniewicz v. Mar-Cam Corp |
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269 | (4) |
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273 | (7) |
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b The Effect of Proof When a Statute is Applied to Establish the Standard of Care |
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280 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 288A |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (6) |
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286 | (4) |
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290 | (23) |
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1 Direct and Circumstantial Evidence |
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290 | (1) |
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Goddard v. Boston & Maine R.R. Co. |
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290 | (1) |
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Anjou v. Boston Elevated Railway Co |
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291 | (1) |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Rosa |
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292 | (3) |
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Wallace v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc |
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295 | (5) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (2) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 328D |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (5) |
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Safeco Insurance Company v. Mobile Power and Light Co., Inc |
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308 | (5) |
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313 | (136) |
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313 | (46) |
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313 | (1) |
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Perkins v. Texas and New Orleans Ry. Co |
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313 | (4) |
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317 | (3) |
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2 Proof of Causation-In-Fact |
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320 | (1) |
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Reynolds v. Texas & Pacific Ry. Co |
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320 | (3) |
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Kramer Service, Inc. v. Wilkins |
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323 | (3) |
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Herskovits v. Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound |
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326 | (3) |
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329 | (5) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 432 |
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334 | (1) |
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Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical Harm § 27 |
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334 | (1) |
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3 Problems in Proving Causation-In-Fact |
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335 | (1) |
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Anderson v. Minneapolis, St. P. & S. St. M. R. My. Co |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (2) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 433B |
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339 | (1) |
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Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical Harm § 28 |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (3) |
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343 | (2) |
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Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories |
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345 | (14) |
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B Legal or Proximate Causation |
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359 | (90) |
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Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Daniels |
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359 | (3) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 431 |
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362 | (1) |
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Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical Harm § 29 |
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362 | (1) |
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1 Unforeseeable Consequences |
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362 | (1) |
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Ryan v. New York Central R.R. Co. |
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362 | (3) |
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Atchison, T. & S.F.R. Co. v. Stanford |
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365 | (4) |
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In re Arbitration Between Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd |
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369 | (5) |
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Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co. |
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374 | (11) |
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Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd. v. Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Wagon Mound No. 1) |
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385 | (6) |
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Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd. v. Miller Steamship Co. (Wagon Mound No. 2) |
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391 | (6) |
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397 | (14) |
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Wilke v. Woodhouse Ford, Inc |
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411 | (3) |
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414 | (1) |
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Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp |
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414 | (3) |
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Watson v. Kentucky & Indiana Bridge & R.R. Co. |
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417 | (4) |
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421 | (4) |
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La Quinta Inns, Inc. v. Leech |
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425 | (4) |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (10) |
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Enright v. Eli Lilly & Co |
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439 | (5) |
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444 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Defenses (and Partial Defenses) to Negligence Actions |
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449 | (60) |
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A Contributory Negligence |
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449 | (10) |
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449 | (2) |
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451 | (2) |
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Burleson v. RSR Group Florida, Inc |
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453 | (6) |
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459 | (18) |
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459 | (11) |
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470 | (7) |
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477 | (16) |
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1 Express Assumption of Risk |
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477 | (1) |
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McCune v. Myrtle Beach Indoor Shooting Range, Inc |
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477 | (7) |
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2 Implied Assumption of Risk |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (4) |
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Turner v. Mandalay Sports Entertainment, LLC |
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488 | (5) |
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D Statutes of Limitations |
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493 | (4) |
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Genrich v. OHIC Insurance Company |
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493 | (4) |
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497 | (12) |
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Orlak v. Loyola University Health System |
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497 | (12) |
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Chapter 7 Advanced Topics in Negligence Actions |
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509 | (140) |
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509 | (12) |
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MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co |
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511 | (7) |
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518 | (3) |
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521 | (26) |
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521 | (1) |
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522 | (9) |
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Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California |
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531 | (10) |
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541 | (6) |
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547 | (13) |
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547 | (13) |
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D Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress |
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560 | (21) |
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560 | (7) |
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Hedgepeth v. Whitman Walker Clinic |
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567 | (4) |
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571 | (7) |
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Jaynes v. Strong-Thorne Mortuary, Inc |
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578 | (3) |
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E Wrongful Life and Wrongful Birth |
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581 | (25) |
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Clark v. Children's Memorial Hospital |
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581 | (8) |
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Procanik by Procanik v. Cillo |
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589 | (7) |
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596 | (10) |
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F Owners and Occupiers of Land |
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606 | (43) |
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606 | (1) |
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Sheehan v. St. Paul & Duluth Ry. Co. |
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606 | (2) |
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608 | (1) |
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608 | (3) |
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611 | (3) |
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614 | (1) |
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614 | (4) |
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618 | (5) |
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623 | (1) |
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a Children and Attractive Nuisances |
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623 | (1) |
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623 | (4) |
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b Public Employees or Officials |
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627 | (1) |
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Rivas v. Oxon Hill Joint Venture |
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627 | (4) |
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5 Merging or Rejecting the Categories |
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631 | (1) |
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631 | (7) |
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638 | (1) |
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Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Ave. Apartment Corp |
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638 | (5) |
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643 | (6) |
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649 | (72) |
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651 | (37) |
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651 | (12) |
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663 | (9) |
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In re September 11th Litigation |
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672 | (8) |
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Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. v. Anderson |
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680 | (3) |
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683 | (5) |
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688 | (33) |
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BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore |
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688 | (18) |
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Campbell |
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706 | (15) |
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Chapter 9 Joint Tortfeasors |
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721 | (54) |
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A Joinder and Liability of Defendants |
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721 | (14) |
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721 | (3) |
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Coney v. J.L.G. Industries, Inc. |
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724 | (4) |
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Banks v. Elks Club Pride of Tennessee |
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728 | (7) |
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B Satisfaction and Release |
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735 | (18) |
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735 | (2) |
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Cox v. Pearl Investment Company |
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737 | (3) |
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Maloney v. Valley Medical Facilities, Inc. |
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740 | (4) |
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744 | (9) |
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C Contribution and Indemnity |
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753 | (10) |
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Restatement (Third) of Torts: Apportionment of Liability § 22 |
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753 | (1) |
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Restatement (Third) of Torts: Apportionment of Liability § 23 |
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753 | (1) |
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Yellow Cab Co. of D.C., Inc. v. Dreslin |
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754 | (1) |
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Sakellariadis v. Campbell |
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755 | (4) |
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759 | (4) |
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D Apportioning Damages Among Tortfeasors |
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763 | (12) |
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Dillon v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co. |
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763 | (2) |
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Michie v. Great Lakes Steel Division, National Steel Corporation |
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765 | (5) |
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Restatement (Third) of Torts: Apportionment of Liability § 26 |
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770 | (1) |
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770 | (5) |
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Chapter 10 Wrongful Death and Survival |
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775 | (28) |
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775 | (20) |
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Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. |
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775 | (12) |
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787 | (8) |
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795 | (8) |
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795 | (8) |
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803 | (72) |
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803 | (24) |
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803 | (11) |
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814 | (13) |
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827 | (13) |
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Picher v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland et al. |
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827 | (13) |
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840 | (1) |
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D Local and State Government |
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841 | (25) |
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Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public Education |
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841 | (7) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 895C |
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848 | (1) |
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849 | (10) |
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859 | (7) |
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E United States Government |
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866 | (9) |
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866 | (9) |
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Chapter 12 Vicarious Liability |
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875 | (36) |
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875 | (11) |
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Handy v. DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. |
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875 | (2) |
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Papa John's International, Inc. v. McCoy |
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877 | (9) |
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B Independent Contractors |
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886 | (6) |
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886 | (5) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 423 |
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891 | (1) |
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892 | (4) |
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892 | (4) |
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896 | (5) |
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Ziva Jewelry, Inc. v. Car Was Headquarters, Inc. |
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896 | (5) |
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E Imputed Contributory Negligence |
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901 | (10) |
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Watson v. Regional Transportation District |
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901 | (10) |
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Chapter 13 Strict Liability |
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911 | (26) |
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911 | (10) |
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Irvine v. Rare Feline Breeding Ctr. |
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911 | (10) |
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921 | (16) |
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921 | (5) |
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Indiana Harbor Belt R.R. Co. v. American Cyanamid Co. |
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926 | (11) |
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937 | (44) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 821B |
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937 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 821D |
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938 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 821F |
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938 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 822 |
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938 | (1) |
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Carpenter v. Double R Cattle Company, Inc. |
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938 | (6) |
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944 | (3) |
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Hot Rod Hill Motor Park v. Triolo |
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947 | (4) |
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Philadelphia Electric Company v. Hercules, Inc. |
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951 | (7) |
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Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co. |
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958 | (8) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 826 |
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966 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 827 |
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966 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 828 |
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967 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 829 |
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967 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 829A |
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967 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 830 |
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967 | (1) |
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 831 |
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967 | (1) |
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Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co. |
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968 | (7) |
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City of Claremont v. Kruse |
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975 | (6) |
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