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The Hidden Legacy Of Palsgraf: A Survey Of Modern Duty Law, W. Jonathan Cardi
The Hidden Legacy Of Palsgraf: A Survey Of Modern Duty Law, W. Jonathan Cardi
W. Jonathan Cardi
The elements of the debate between Justices Cardozo and Andrews in Palsgraf are canonical: (1) What is the nature of duty—is it relational or act-centered?; (2) Is plaintiff-foreseeability a duty inquiry or an aspect of proximate cause?; (3) Is court or jury the proper arbiter of foreseeability? An exhaustive examination of the case law on these questions reveals a deep disconnect between what most of us learned in law school and what is playing out in modern courts. Close scrutiny of Palsgraf’s present-day incarnations also lends an invaluable birds-eye view of duty law, an area so rife with inconsistency and …