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The Choice Between Implied Warranty And Tort Liability For Recovery Of Pure Economic Loss In "Contract-Torts": A Comparison Of Judicial And Private Ordering In The Real Property Market, Norman Siebrasse Oct 1996

The Choice Between Implied Warranty And Tort Liability For Recovery Of Pure Economic Loss In "Contract-Torts": A Comparison Of Judicial And Private Ordering In The Real Property Market, Norman Siebrasse

Dalhousie Law Journal

The Supreme Court's decision in Winnipeg Condo. Corp. No. 36 v. Bird Construction expanded recovery for pure economic loss in tort by allowing a subsequent purchaser to recover the cost of repairing a dangerous defect arising out of negligence in the construction of a building. This article outlines the theoretical justifications for extended tort liability when the parties are linked by a contractual chain but are not in privity, and concludes that it is not possible to determine whether extended liability is desirable without considering the details of the market in question. A comparison between tort liability and the protection …


A Note On The Nineteenth Century Law Of Seduction, J M. Bumsted, Wendy J. Owen Oct 1996

A Note On The Nineteenth Century Law Of Seduction, J M. Bumsted, Wendy J. Owen

Dalhousie Law Journal

The authors examine Prince Edward Island's Seduction Act of 1876, which departed from the model of seduction legislation of other Canadian provinces. Based on study of the limited surviving court records they note a number of ways in which the tort of seduction operated differently in nineteenth century Prince Edward Island than it did elsewhere


Reconceptualizing Federal Preemption Of Tort Claims As The Government Standards Defense, Lars Noah Apr 1996

Reconceptualizing Federal Preemption Of Tort Claims As The Government Standards Defense, Lars Noah

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Influences On The Treatment Of Law And Fact In Tort Litigation, Robert E. Keeton Jan 1996

Federal Influences On The Treatment Of Law And Fact In Tort Litigation, Robert E. Keeton

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Real World Torts: An Antidote To Anecdote, Marc Galanter Jan 1996

Real World Torts: An Antidote To Anecdote, Marc Galanter

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Road To Federal Product Liability Reform, Victor E. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens Jan 1996

The Road To Federal Product Liability Reform, Victor E. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Torts: Moss V. City Of Oklahoma City Marks The Demise Of The General Tort Liability Release, Erika Blomquist Jan 1996

Torts: Moss V. City Of Oklahoma City Marks The Demise Of The General Tort Liability Release, Erika Blomquist

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Torts: Anderson V. Eichner--Although Faculty Physicians, Resident Physicians, And Interns Face Private Tort Liability For Medical Malpractice, The State Is Immune, Christa L. Britton Jan 1996

Torts: Anderson V. Eichner--Although Faculty Physicians, Resident Physicians, And Interns Face Private Tort Liability For Medical Malpractice, The State Is Immune, Christa L. Britton

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.