Torts!, third edition (The Open Casebook Series)
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- Synopsis
- A law school casebook that maps the progression of the law of torts through the language and example of public judicial decisions in a range of cases.A tort is a wrong that a court is prepared to recognize, usually in the form of ordering the transfer of money (&“damages&”) from the wrongdoer to the wronged. The tort system offers recourse for people aggrieved and harmed by the actions of others. By filing a lawsuit, private citizens can demand the attention of alleged wrongdoers to account for what they&’ve done—and of a judge and jury to weigh the claims and set terms of compensation. This book, which can be used as a primary text for a first-year law school torts course, maps the progression of the law of torts through the language and example of public judicial decisions in a range of cases. Taken together, these cases show differing approaches to the problems of defining legal harm and applying those definitions to a messy world. The cases range from alleged assault and battery by &“The Schoolboy Kicker&” (1891) to the liability of General Motors for &“The Crumpling Toe Plate&” (1993). Each case is an artifact of its time; students can compare the judges&’ societal perceptions and moral compasses to those of the current era. This book is part of the Open Casebook series from Harvard Law School Library and MIT Press.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780262370066
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780262543873
- Publisher:
- MIT Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/15/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Jonathan L. Zittrain and Jordi Weinstock
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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