Eggshell skull — Tort law Part of the … Wikipedia
eggshell skull — A legal rule that a person who causes injury is at fault for all the consequences whether foreseen or not. It is derived from a situation in which a light blow to the head killed an individual, even though it could not have been predicted that… … Law dictionary
Eggshell — The term eggshell is a term for the outer covering of a hard shelled egg, and some forms of eggs with soft outer coats.The generalized eggshell structure, which varies widely among species, is a protein matrix lined with mineral crystals, usually … Wikipedia
Vosburg v. Putney — 80 Wis. 523, 50 N.W. 403 (Wisc. 1891), is a famous Wisconsin Supreme Court battery case, authored by Harlow S. Orton, personifying the eggshell skull rule of United States tort law. The case is often taught to first year law students as an intro … Wikipedia
Nervous shock in English law — English Tort law Part of the common law series Negligence Duty of care Bolam test Breach of duty Causation … Wikipedia
Nervous shock (English Law) — Nervous shock is a term used in English law to denote psychiatric illness or injury inflicted upon a person by intentional or negligent actions or omissions of another. It is most often applied to psychiatric disorders triggered by witnessing an… … Wikipedia
List of significant tort cases — * Palsgraf v. Long Island Rail Road Co.: Landmark case for discussion of proximate cause and its relationship with duty. Court of Appeals of New York. 248 N.Y. 339, 162 N.E. 99. (1928)* Fletcher v. Rylands: Early leading case on strict liability… … Wikipedia
Alcock v. Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police — [1992] 1 AC 310 is a leading English tort law case on liability for nervous shock (psychiatric injury). FactsThe claims were brought by Alcock and several other claimants after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, where 96 Liverpool fans died in a… … Wikipedia
Page v. Smith — [case citation| [1995] 2 WLR 644] [ [http://www.bailii.org/cgi bin/markup.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKHL/1995/7.html query=page+and+v+and+smith method=boolean Full case text from Bailii] ] is a decision of the House of Lords. It is part of the common law … Wikipedia
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Proximate cause — For the notion of proximate cause in other disciplines, see Proximate and ultimate causation. For causation in English law, see Causation in English law … Wikipedia