Cases And Materials On Torts

by Robertson, David W.

• ISBN13: 9780314146151
• ISBN10: 0314146156
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-30
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

Traditionally organized along doctrinal lines with the exception of Chapter 5, which treats duty and proximate causation as related concepts. Streamlined chapters on intentional torts, standard of care in negligence, and causation. (A teacher can start with either intentional torts or negligence.) This enables a teacher to finish these basic materials in time to cover some of the more complex subjects that are the source of much current litigation, such as comparative responsibility schemes, multiparty litigation, products liability, communications torts, and business torts.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Table of Cases	xvii
Trial Court Procedure in Torts Cases	1	(7)
Intentional Harms to Persons and Property	8	(65)
Introduction	8	(1)
Battery	9	(12)
Ghassemieh v. Schafer	9	(4)
Note	13	(1)
Garratt v. Dailey	14	(2)
Notes	16	(2)
Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc.	18	(2)
Notes	20	(1)
Assault	21	(2)
Vetter v. Morgan	21	(1)
Notes	22	(1)
False Imprisonment	23	(5)
Herbst v. Wuennenberg	23	(4)
Notes	27	(1)
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress	28	(9)
Eckenrode v. Life of America Insurance Company	28	(4)
Chuy v. Philadelphia Eagles Football Club	32	(5)
Notes	37	(1)
Trespass to Land	37	(8)
Amphitheaters, Inc. v. Portland Meadows	37	(2)
Notes	39	(1)
Martin v. Reynolds Metals Company	40	(4)
Notes	44	(1)
Trespass to Chattels and Conversion	45	(4)
Pearson v. Dodd	45	(3)
Notes	48	(1)
Defenses	49	(24)
Consent	49	(1)
O'Brien v. Cunard S.S. Co.	49	(1)
Notes	50	(1)
Overall v. Kadella	51	(2)
Notes	53	(1)
Hogan v. Tavzel	54	(1)
Neal v. Neal	55	(2)
Notes	57	(1)
Self--Defense and Defense of Others	58	(1)
Tatman v. Cordingly	58	(2)
Notes	60	(1)
Defense of Property	61	(1)
Katko v. Briney	61	(4)
Note	65	(1)
Teel v. May Department Stores Co.	65	(3)
Note	68	(1)
Necessity	68	(1)
Ploof v. Putnam	68	(2)
Vincent v. Lake Erie Transp. Co.	70	(3)
Negligence---Introduction and Standard of Care	73	(43)
Introduction	73	(4)
Substandard Care	77	(9)
Grace & Co. v. City of Los Angeles	77	(2)
Notes	79	(4)
T. J. Hooper	83	(2)
Notes	85	(1)
The ``Reasonable Person''	86	(10)
Vaughan v. Menlove	86	(1)
Notes	87	(1)
Roberts v. State of Louisiana	88	(3)
Note	91	(1)
Strait v. Crary	92	(2)
Notes	94	(2)
Violation of Statute	96	(15)
Martin v. Herzog	96	(3)
Notes	99	(1)
Tedla v. Ellman	100	(4)
Notes	104	(1)
Gorris v. Scott	104	(2)
Potts v. Fidelity Fruit & Produce Co.	106	(1)
Zerby v. Warren	107	(4)
Res Ipsa Loquitur	111	(5)
Colmenares Vivas v. Sun Alliance Insurance Co.	111	(4)
Notes	115	(1)
Cause in Fact	116	(53)
The But-For Test	117	(9)
East Texas Theatres, Inc. v. Rutledge	117	(3)
Marek v. Southern Enterprises, Inc.	120	(1)
Notes	121	(5)
Limited-Purpose Substitutes for the Standard But-For Test: The Substantial Factor Test	126	(4)
Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc.	126	(2)
Notes	128	(2)
Limited--Purpose Substitutes for the Standard But-For Test: The Alternative Liability, Concerted Action, and Market Share Theories	130	(13)
Pennfield Corp. v. Meadow Valley Electric, Inc.	130	(3)
Notes	133	(2)
Bichler v. Eli Lilly and Co.	135	(5)
Notes	140	(3)
Limited--Purpose Substitutes for the Standard But-For Test: The Lost Opportunity Doctrine	143	(7)
Grant v. American National Red Cross	143	(3)
Notes	146	(4)
Apportioning Damages According to Causation	150	(19)
Apportioning Harm Caused by Multiple Tortfeasors	150	(1)
Piner v. Superior Court	150	(6)
Notes	156	(1)
Apportioning Harm Caused by a Combination of Tortious Conduct and Other Causes	157	(1)
Follett v. Jones	157	(1)
Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway Co.	158	(4)
Notes	162	(1)
Blatz v. Allina Health System	163	(4)
Notes	167	(2)
The ``Legal Cause'' Issue	169	(47)
The Structural Vocabulary of Negligence Law	169	(3)
Legal Cause: Basic Concepts	172	(30)
The Glendola	172	(2)
Notes	174	(1)
Overseas Tankship Ltd. v. Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Wagon Mound I)	175	(3)
Notes	178	(5)
Palsgraf v. Long Island R. Co.	183	(6)
Notes	189	(4)
Edwards v. Honeywell, Inc.	193	(6)
Notes	199	(3)
Legal Cause: Current Ferment	202	(14)
Hunley v. DuPont Automotive	202	(5)
Notes	207	(1)
Meyering v. General Motors Corporation	208	(5)
Notes	213	(3)
The Duty Issue	216	(98)
Introduction: The Principle of Heaven v. Pender	216	(2)
Privity of Contract	218	(4)
Bush v. Seco Electric Co.	219	(2)
Notes	221	(1)
Duty to Act? Nonfeasance vs. Misfeasance	222	(13)
Lacey v. United States	223	(1)
Notes	224	(1)
Schenk v. Mercury Marine Division	225	(2)
Notes	227	(2)
Galanti v. United States	229	(3)
Notes	232	(3)
Mental and Emotional Harm	235	(18)
Bosley v. Andrews	235	(3)
Notes	238	(1)
Niederman v. Brodsky	238	(3)
Notes	241	(1)
Sinn v. Burd	241	(4)
Notes	245	(1)
Armstrong v. Paoli Memorial Hospital	245	(6)
Notes	251	(2)
Economic Loss Without Physical Injury	253	(18)
State of La. ex rel. Guste v. M/V Testbank	254	(10)
Notes	264	(2)
Moransais v. Heathman	266	(4)
Notes	270	(1)
Owners and Occupiers of Land	271	(24)
Occupier's Liability for Injuries Off the Land	271	(1)
Sprecher v. Adamson Companies	272	(4)
Notes	276	(1)
Occupier's Liability for Injuries on the Premises	276	(2)
Stitt v. Holland Abundant Life Fellowship	278	(5)
Notes	283	(1)
Occupier's Liability to Children Injured on the Premises	284	(1)
Thunder Hawk v. Union Pacific R.R. Co.	285	(5)
Notes	290	(1)
Owner's Liability for Injuries on Leased Land	291	(1)
Sargent v. Ross	291	(4)
Note	295	(1)
Duty to Protect Against Third--Party Torts and Crimes	295	(19)
Stagl v. Delta Airlines, Inc.	297	(4)
Notes	301	(2)
McCarthy v. Olin Corporation	303	(6)
Notes	309	(1)
Braun v. Soldier of Fortune, Inc.	309	(3)
Notes	312	(2)
Vicarious Liability	314	(11)
Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United States	315	(3)
Notes	318	(1)
Pusey v. Bator	319	(5)
Notes	324	(1)
Damages	325	(50)
Introduction	325	(1)
Compensatory Damages for Physical Harms to Property	326	(1)
Compensatory Damages in Personal Injury Cases	326	(24)
Rodriguez v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.	328	(8)
Notes	336	(1)
McDougald v. Garber	337	(6)
Notes	343	(2)
Haynes v. Yale--New Haven Hospital	345	(4)
Notes	349	(1)
Wrongful Death and Survival Actions	350	(10)
Aspinall v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.	352	(1)
Note	353	(1)
McDavid v. United States	353	(4)
Notes	357	(3)
Other Compensatory Damage Issues	360	(5)
Punitive Damages	365	(10)
State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell	365	(7)
Notes	372	(3)
Affirmative Defenses Based on Plaintiff's Conduct	375	(43)
Introduction	375	(1)
Contributory and Comparative Negligence	376	(17)
Hoffman v. Jones	377	(4)
Notes	381	(5)
Wassell v. Adams	386	(5)
Notes	391	(2)
Failure to Avoid Consequences; Failure to Mitigate Damages	393	(10)
Dare v. Sobule	393	(3)
Hutchins v. Schwartz	396	(4)
Notes	400	(3)
Assumption of the Risk	403	(7)
Bennett v. Hidden Valley Golf and Ski, Inc.	403	(3)
Notes	406	(4)
Imputed Contributory Fault	410	(8)
Continental Auto Lease Corporation v. Campbell	411	(2)
Notes	413	(1)
White v. Lunder	414	(2)
Notes	416	(2)
Other Affirmative Defenses	418	(18)
Statutes of Limitations	418	(10)
Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co.	418	(4)
Notes	422	(1)
Feltmeier v. Feltmeier	423	(4)
Notes	427	(1)
Statutes of Repose	428	(3)
Bradway v. American National Red Cross	428	(2)
Notes	430	(1)
Express Assumption of Risk	431	(5)
Holzer v. Dakota Speedway, Inc.	431	(4)
Notes	435	(1)
Comparative Responsibility in Multiparty Litigation	436	(33)
Introduction	436	(1)
Contribution and Indemnity	437	(2)
Brochner v. Western Insurance Company	437	(2)
Notes	439	(1)
Joint and Several Liability	439	(13)
Kaeo v. Davis	439	(2)
Notes	441	(1)
Brown v. Keill	441	(6)
Notes	447	(2)
Varela v. American Petrofina Company of Taxas, Inc.	449	(2)
Notes	451	(1)
Partial Settlements	452	(9)
McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde	453	(7)
Notes	460	(1)
Application of Comparative Responsibility to Causes of Action Other Than Negligence	461	(5)
Bonpus v. Fagan	461	(2)
Notes	463	(3)
Apportionment by Causation and Fault in the Same Case	466	(3)
Immunities	469	(43)
Government Immunity	470	(30)
State and Local Governments	470	(1)
Hicks v. State	470	(4)
Notes	474	(1)
Federal Government	475	(1)
Federal Tort Claims Act	475	(3)
United States v. Gaubert	478	(6)
Notes	484	(1)
Judicially Created Immunity	485	(1)
United States v. Johnson	486	(8)
Note	494	(1)
Immunity of Governmental Officers and Employees	494	(1)
The ``Public Duty'' Doctrine	495	(1)
Riss v. City of New York	495	(4)
Notes	499	(1)
Family Immunities	500	(12)
Price v. Price	500	(3)
Broadbent v. Broadbent	503	(9)
Medical Malpractice	512	(13)
Professional Standard of Care	512	(7)
Melville v. Southward	512	(6)
Notes	518	(1)
Informed Consent	519	(6)
Harnish v. Children's Hospital Medical Center	520	(3)
Notes	523	(2)
Common Law Strict Liability	525	(11)
Animals	525	(1)
Abnormally Dangerous Activities	526	(10)
Rylands v. Fletcher	526	(2)
Note	528	(2)
Siegler v. Kuhlman	530	(4)
Notes	534	(2)
Products Liability	536	(54)
Introduction	536	(4)
Emergence of Strict Tort Liability	540	(4)
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.	540	(3)
Notes	543	(1)
Defect	544	(20)
Gray v. Manitowoc Co., Inc.	544	(4)
Phillips v. Kimwood Machine Company	548	(5)
Notes	553	(1)
Feldman v. Lederle Laboratories	554	(6)
Notes	560	(1)
Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.	561	(2)
Note	563	(1)
Causation	564	(3)
Elmore v. American Motors Corp.	565	(1)
Notes	566	(1)
Pure Economic Loss	567	(8)
Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J.M. Martinac & Co.	567	(7)
Notes	574	(1)
Consumer Conduct Defenses	575	(7)
Daly v. General Motors Corp.	575	(6)
Notes	581	(1)
Parties and Transactions Governed by Strict Tort Liability	582	(8)
Hoffman v. Simplot Aviation, Inc.	582	(5)
Notes	587	(1)
Hoover v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.	587	(1)
Notes	588	(2)
Nuisance	590	(11)
Amphitheaters, Inc. v. Portland Meadows	590	(3)
Notes	593	(1)
Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co.	594	(4)
Notes	598	(3)
Index	601