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Winterbottom sought to extend the ratio of the court in Langridge v Levy [5] but the court rejected that on the grounds that that case involved a gun whose safety had been misrepresented by the vendor. [2] The case was also possibly influenced by public policy. If the plaintiff were able to sue," there would be unlimited actions" and the public ...
[5] the prosecutor who tried the case filed for his release under a nolle prosse of the case. [4] The former prosecutor is now representing Ripan in the claim against the state. [4] A bill in the 1939 Legislature was introduced to compensate him for the 13 years but it did not pass. After a hearing in the court of claims, Mr. Ripan was denied ...
Zeran v. America Online, Inc., 129 F.3d 327 (4th Cir. 1997), [2] is a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit determined the immunity of Internet service providers for wrongs committed by their users under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Cir. 1947), [1] is a decision from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that proposed a test to determine the standard of care for the tort of negligence. The judgment was written by Judge Learned Hand wherein he described what is now called the Hand formula, a classic example of a balancing test.
Decided November 17, 1948; Full case name: Charles A. Summers v. Howard W. Tice, et al. Citation(s) 33 Cal.2d 80 199 P.2d 1: Holding; When a plaintiff suffers a single indivisible injury, for which the negligence of each of several potential tortfeasors could have been a but-for cause, but only one of which could have actually been the cause, all the potential tortfeasors are jointly and ...
Case law of United States courts related to the tort of negligence. Pages in category "United States negligence case law" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
such negligence caused damage to plaintiff in that the relationship was actually interfered with or disrupted and plaintiff lost in whole or in part the economic benefits or advantage reasonably expected from the relationship. [13] Some cases add that a defendant acts negligently only if the defendant owes the plaintiff a duty of care. [14]
[6] Instead, the court says that under the facts of this case, the chemical spill was caused by the negligence of either (a) the North American Car Corporation in failing to maintain or inspect the rail car properly; (b) American Cyanamid in failing to maintain or inspect the car; or (c) the Missouri Pacific Railroad when it had custody of the ...