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Torts stories / edited by Robert L. Rabin and Stephen D. Sugarman. - New York : Foundation Press, 2003. - v, 290 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -
Chapter 1: United States v. Carroll Towing Co.: The Hand Formula’s Home Port -
Chapter 2: MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.: Simplifying the Facts While Reshaping the Law -
Chapter 3: Rowland v. Christian: Hallmark of an Expansionary Era -
Chapter 4: Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California: The Therapist’s Dilemma -
Chapter 5: The Wagon Mound Cases: Foreseeability, Causation, and Mrs. Palsgraf -
Chapter 6: Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly and Co.: Markets of Mothers -
Chapter 7: Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.: While the Timorous Stay at Home, the Adventurous Ride the Flopper -
Chapter 8: Rylands v. Fletcher: Tort Law’s Conscience -
Chapter 9: Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.: Strict Products Liability Unbound -
Chapter 10: Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Co.: Liability for Harm Caused by Necessity -
Contributors -
Acknowledgments.


This publication 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

ISBN: 158778503X (alk. paper) 9781587785030 (Paperback)

LCCN: 2003273101

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Torts--United States--Cases.

LC Class. No.: KF1249 / .T68 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 346.7303