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Velde V. National Black Police Association, Inc., Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1981

Velde V. National Black Police Association, Inc., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Mcmillan V. Mcmillan: Choice Of Law In A Sinkhole, Doug Rendleman Jan 1981

Mcmillan V. Mcmillan: Choice Of Law In A Sinkhole, Doug Rendleman

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Recovery In Tort For Educational Malpractice: Problems Of Theory And Policy, Robert H. Jerry Ii Jan 1981

Recovery In Tort For Educational Malpractice: Problems Of Theory And Policy, Robert H. Jerry Ii

Faculty Publications

This Article considers whether denial of a cause of action for educational malpractice is consistent with recognized tort principles and the general policy considerations underlying those principles. After briefly summarizing three lawsuits in which the cause of action has been advocated and rejected, it explores the collision between theory and policy that permeates the decisions. The Article suggests that refusal to recognize the cause of action is incompatible with accepted tort principles, and that a cogent theory supporting nonrecognition cannot be articulated within the confines of the accepted principles and the general policies upon which those principles are based. If …


The Uncertain Search For A Design Defect Standard, Steven A.G. Davison Jan 1981

The Uncertain Search For A Design Defect Standard, Steven A.G. Davison

All Faculty Scholarship

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A Primer On Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance, Michael K. Steenson Jan 1981

A Primer On Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance, Michael K. Steenson

Faculty Scholarship

The Minnesota No-Fault Act has undergone substantial change since its enactment in 1974. Recent legislative modifications and judicial constructions of the Act's provisions have served to correct earlier deficiencies, but have raised new and complex problems of interpretation. In light of these developments, Professor Steenson provides an overview that explains how the Act functions. After tracing the history of automobile insurance regulation in Minnesota, Professor Steenson examines in detail the various compulsory and optional insurance coverages under the Act, the proper sources of payment under those coverages, and the limitations imposed by the Act on the right to recover damages …