The Palsgraf Case: Courts, Law, and Society in 1920s New York

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This book tells, for the first time, the full story of Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad, the most famous negligence case in American legal history. The book is not another doctrinal discussion, but instead views the case as a historical event--one in which the lives of ordinary people intersected with the legal theorizing of a scholar judge. Drawing on archival materials, contemporary newspaper articles, electronic databases, and personal interviews,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0820563722

ISBN13:9780820563725

Release Date:January 2001

Publisher:LexisNexis

Length:1 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

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