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"The Place Of The Wrong": Torts And The Conflict Of Laws, George W. Stumberg
"The Place Of The Wrong": Torts And The Conflict Of Laws, George W. Stumberg
Washington Law Review
In an article published in 1951, a well-known English authority on conflict of laws remarked, "To a foreign observer, it seems extraordinary that there should be so much uncertainty in the United States as to what law governs the validity of a contract, and so much uncritical acceptance of the rule that tort liability is governed by the law of the place of wrong."' The writer was referring, of course, to the rule embodied in the Restatement of Conflict of Laws, according to which the place of the wrong is that place where the tortious conduct of the defendant has …
Damages, Donald P. Lehne
Damages, Donald P. Lehne
Washington Law Review
Covers cases on damages for mental suffering resuslting from breach of contract.
Torts, John L. Neff, James M. Feeley, Stanley B. Allper
Torts, John L. Neff, James M. Feeley, Stanley B. Allper
Washington Law Review
Covers cases on constitutional takings and constitutional damaging—wrongful activity by municipal corporation—recovery against airport by adjacent property owners—airspace ownership (Neff); on misrepresentation as a "fraudulent act" of the insured (Feeley); and on negligence—consequence of failure to obey posted traffic control—efficacy of "yield right of way" sign (Allper).