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1939

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Negligence - Negligent Failure Of Principal To Promulgate Adequate Regulations For Safe Discharge Of Pupils, John M. Ulman Feb 1939

Negligence - Negligent Failure Of Principal To Promulgate Adequate Regulations For Safe Discharge Of Pupils, John M. Ulman

Michigan Law Review

The infant plaintiff, during the dismissal of her class, was pushed or thrown from an exterior stairway by a fellow pupil. As a consequence she sustained personal injuries. She sued the city, the board of education, the principal of the school, and the teacher. Held, that whether the principal was negligent in failing to promulgate more adequate regulations for the safe discharge of the pupils was a question of fact for the jury. Thompson v. Board of Education of City of New York, 255 App. Div. 786, 6 N. Y. S. (2d) 921 (1938).


The Measure Of Recovery In Actions For The Infringement Of Copyright, Julian Caplan Feb 1939

The Measure Of Recovery In Actions For The Infringement Of Copyright, Julian Caplan

Michigan Law Review

Since the present federal copyright statute was enacted in 1909, and especially quite recently, there have been repeated attempts at drastic modification of the law. Certain groups contend that the present statutory provisions are not of sufficient protection to the copyright proprietor, whereas other groups contend that the extent of the protection is entirely unwarranted. One of the chief phases of controversy has involved the measure of recovery in suits for infringement. The issue is of fundamental importance, since the measure of damages determines to a large extent how effective the other provisions of the statute will be. Whether, under …