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Particularizing Standards Of Conduct In Negligence Trials, James Fleming Jr., David K. Sigerson
Particularizing Standards Of Conduct In Negligence Trials, James Fleming Jr., David K. Sigerson
Vanderbilt Law Review
The general principles to be applied by court or jury in deciding whether conduct is reasonable have been examined elsewhere.' The problem to be dealt with here concerns the specific application of the law's standard of conduct to concrete cases. How, that is, may it be shown what a party or his opponent should have done, in the way of taking precautions or the like, in the situation presented by the evidence? What kinds of proof or argument are available to make this showing? When must such a showing be made by proof? Is the jury or court to determine …
Municipal Corporations--Liability For Torts, W. O. S.
Municipal Corporations--Liability For Torts, W. O. S.
West Virginia Law Review
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The King Does No Wrong -- Liability For Misadministration, Reginald Parker
The King Does No Wrong -- Liability For Misadministration, Reginald Parker
Vanderbilt Law Review
The age-old rule of the common law that a citizen may not seek redress from the government for wrongs committed by the latter is often restated in the form of two maxims. One is that "the king can do no wrong." It refers to "wrongs" in the narrower sense of the word, meaning torts and related delicts. It has its counter part if not origin in the Roman-Byzantine holding, princeps legibus solutus est.' Many modern countries and some states have abrogated the rule. The other maxim, "the sovereign cannot be sued without his consent," precludes any law suit, not merely …