Prosser, Wade and Schwartz's Torts: Cases and MaterialsCombining excellence in scholarship and ease of use, this best-selling casebook engages readers in and encourages critical thinking about tort law with its compelling stories, crisply edited classic tort cases, and discussion of legislation and new public policy. Unbiased in its approach and organized in manageable sections of information, the casebook expands law students? understanding of tort law doctrine and rationale with helpful notes, memorable cases and statutes, and discussion of topics such as the increasing influence of legislatures on the common law of torts. |
Contents
TABLE OF CASES | xix |
Chapter | lxxxii |
Development of Liability Based Upon Fault | 1 |
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accident affirmed alleged apply attorney automobile award battery Cal.App Cal.Rptr Cal.Rptr.2d causation cause of action chattel child circumstances claim common law comparative negligence conduct consent contract contributory negligence Corp Court of Appeals criminal danger decedent decision defendant defendant's determine Dist doctrine driver duty emotional distress employee evidence F.Supp fact fault foreseeable harm held hospital Ill.Dec immunity imposed intentional Iowa issue judge jurisdictions jury JUSTICE limited loss malpractice Mass medical malpractice Minn Motor negligence per se NOTES AND QUESTIONS operation owner parents party patient physical physician plaintiff premises present principal protect proximate cause punitive damages reasonable recover recovery res ipsa loquitur Restatement Second result rule S.Ct standard statute strict liability suffered summary judgment superseding cause Supreme Court testimony tort law tortfeasor trespass trespass to chattels trial court verdict vicarious liability violation Wash.2d wrongful death