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Union of India, in Indian tort law is a unique outgrowth of the doctrine of strict liability for ultrahazardous activities. Under this principle of absolute liability, an enterprise is absolutely liable without exceptions to compensate everyone affected by any accident resulting from the operation of hazardous activity.
The Province of the Law of Tort. 1931. (Tagore Lectures). A Text-Book of the Law of Tort. 1937. 2nd Ed: 1943. 3rd Ed: 1946. 4th Ed: 1948. 5th Ed: 1950. [5] [Sometimes cited as "A Text-Book on the Law of Tort."] This book was subsequently edited by others and published under the title Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort. Cases on the Law of Tort. 1938 ...
A "tort" is a wrong in civil law, [1] rather than criminal law, that usually requires a payment of money to make up for damage that is caused. Alongside contracts and unjust enrichment , tort law is usually seen as forming one of the three main pillars of the law of obligations .
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William Lloyd Prosser (March 15, 1898 – 1972 [1]) was the Dean of the School of Law at UC Berkeley from 1948 to 1961. Prosser authored several editions of Prosser on Torts, universally recognized as the leading work on the subject of tort law for a generation. It is still widely used today, now known as Prosser and Keeton on Torts, 5th
Harry Street (1919-1984) was a well known British jurist and legal scholar. He spent much of his life at the University of Manchester.His work was wide-ranging but most notably included work on civil liberties and the law of torts.
Similarly, his Textbook of Criminal Law, remains a standard textbook for judges, barristers, professors and students. Williams's influence in the highest courts was sustained and significant. One notable example is in R v Shivpuri [1986] A.C. 1, where the defendant imported harmless vegetable material akin to snuff believing he was importing drugs.
Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person (see below), trespass to chattels, and trespass to land.. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem (or maiming), and false imprisonment. [1]