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The Concurrent Liability In Contract And Tort Under U.S. And English Law: To What Extent Plaintiff Is Entitled To Recover For Damages Under Tort Claim?, Phutchaya Numngern Jan 2017

The Concurrent Liability In Contract And Tort Under U.S. And English Law: To What Extent Plaintiff Is Entitled To Recover For Damages Under Tort Claim?, Phutchaya Numngern

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

Both U.S. and English courts has confronted with the concurrent situations mostly occurring in the cases where 1) the plaintiff asks for the recovery in tort claim despite the existence of contractual relationship or 2) the plaintiff asserts contract claim but the defendant contends that the issue at bar should be sound in tort rather than in contract. After studying all relevant cases and academic writings, this thesis found that both U.S. and English systems generally recognize concurrent tort claim as an elective right. The courts have attempted to provide the justified rationales either to allow the plaintiffs tort claim …


Swift V. Tyson Overruled, Erle A. Kightlinger Jun 1938

Swift V. Tyson Overruled, Erle A. Kightlinger

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Contractual Limitation Of Liability By The So-Called "Massachusetts Trust," Under The Indiana Law, Robert C. Brown Jan 1928

Contractual Limitation Of Liability By The So-Called "Massachusetts Trust," Under The Indiana Law, Robert C. Brown

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Right Of Bailees To Contract Against Liability For Negligence, Hugh Evander Willis Jan 1907

The Right Of Bailees To Contract Against Liability For Negligence, Hugh Evander Willis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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A Treatise On The Law Of Agency In Contract And Tort, George L. Reinhard Jan 1902

A Treatise On The Law Of Agency In Contract And Tort, George L. Reinhard

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.