This study aid provides a student with an understanding of ten leading torts cases, focusing on how the litigation was shaped by lawyers, judges and socioeconomic factors, and why the cases have attained landmark status. It is suitable for adoption as a supplement in a first-year torts course, or as a text for an advanced seminar.
Table of Contents includes: United States v. Carroll Towing Co.: The Hand Formula's Home Port MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.: Simplifying the Facts While Reshaping the Law Rowland v. Christian: Hallmark of an Expansionary Era Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California: The Therapist's Dilemma The Wagon Mound Cases: Foreseeability, Causation, and Mrs. Palsgraf Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly and Co.: Markets of Mothers Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.: While the Timorous Stay at Home, the Adventurous Ride the Flopper Rylands v. Fletcher: Tort Law's Conscience Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.: Strict Products Liability Unbound Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co.: Liability for Harm Caused by Necessity
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