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I. INTRODUCTION TO THE TORTS PROCESS　1
　Chapter 1. Nature of Tort Law　1
　Chapter 2. Historical Overview　1
　　WEAVER v. WARD　5
　　BROWN v. KENDALL　5
　Chapter 3. The Torts Process　8
　Chapter 4. The Structure of Tort Law　11

II. INTENTIONAL TORTS　13
　Chapter 1. Introduction　13
　Chapter 2. Intent　13
　　GARRATT v. DAILEY　14
　Chapter 3. Assault and Battery　17
　　PICARD v. BARRY PONTIAC-BUICK, INC.　18
　Chapter 4. False Imprisonment　24
　　COBLYN v. KENNEDY’S, INC.　25
　　LOPEZ v. WINCHELL’S DONUT HOUSE　28
　Chapter 5. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress　32
　　HARRIS v. JONES　32
　　WOMACK v. ELDRIDGE　35
　Chapter 6. Trespass to Land and Chattels　39
　　BRADLEY v. AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO.　39
　　CREEL v. CRIM　41
　　INTEL CORP. v. HAMIDI　44
　Chapter 7. Conversion　53
　　STEVENSON v. ECONOMY BANK OF AMBRIDGE　54
　　BARAM v. FARUGIA　60
　Chapter 8. Nuisance　63
　　BOOMER v. ATLANTIC CEMENT CO.　64
　　SPUR INDUSTRIES, INC. v. DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO.　68

III. DEFENSES TO INTENTIONAL TORTS　75
　Chapter 1. Introduction　75
　Chapter 2. Consent　75
　　HUDSON v. CRAFT　75
　　HART v. GEYSEL　78
　Chapter 3. Self-Defense　81
　　COURVOISIER v. RAYMOND　81
　　COTE v. JOWERS　85
　Chapter 4. Defense of Others　93
　　McCULLOUGH v. McANELLY　94
　Chapter 5. Defense of Property　98
　　KATKO v. BRINEY　98
　Chapter 6. Necessity　104
　　VINCENT v. LAKE ERIE TRANSPORTATION CO.　104

IV. NEGLIGENCE　109
　Chapter 1. Negligence Generally　109
　　Section 1. Unreasonable Risk　109
　　　ADAMS v. BULLOCK　110
　　　UNITED STATES v. CARROLL TOWING CO.　111
　　Section 2. Reasonable Person　116
　　　BJORNDAL v. WEITMAN　117
　　　BETHEL v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY　121
　　　TRIMARCO v. KLEIN　125
　　　MOORE v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA　128
　　　RANDI W. v. MUROC JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT　136
　　　ORTEGA v. KMART CORP.　141
　　Section 3. Violation of Statute　146
　　　O’GUIN v. BINGHAM COUNTY　146
　　　PERRY v. S.N. AND S.N.　151
　　Section 4. Res Ipsa Loquitur　155
　　　YBARRA v. SPANGARD　156
　　　GILES v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN　160
　　　CITY OF LOUISVILLE v. HUMPHREY　167
　　　McDOUGALD v. PERRY　169
　　　STATES v. LOURDES HOSPITAL　174
　Chapter 2. Duty of Care　176
　　Section 1. Scope of Liability　177
　　　PALSGRAF v. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CO.　177
　　Section 2. Effect of Contract　179
　　　MacPHERSON v. BUICK MOTOR CO.　180
　　Section 3. Failure to Act　184
　　　FARWELL v. KEATON　185
　　　TARASOFF v. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA　188
　　　COMMONWEALTH v. PETERSON　194
　　Section 4. Mental Distress　200
　　　THING v. LA CHUSA　200
　　Section 5. Pure Economic Loss　206
　　　STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. GUSTE v. M/V TESTBANK　207
　　　PEOPLE EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC. v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.　217
　　Section 6. Owners and Occupiers of Land　227
　　　ROWLAND v. CHRISTIAN　228
　　　ALEXANDER v. MEDICAL ASSOC. CLINIC　233
　Chapter 3. Causation in Fact and Legal Cause　237
　　Section 1. Causation in Fact　237
　　　SUMMERS v. TICE　238
　　　HALE v. OSTROW　243
　　　ZUCHOWICZ v. UNITED STATES　247
　　　ALBERTS v. SCHULTZ　254
　　　LORD v. LOVETT　264
　　　DAUBERT v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.　269
　　　HYMOWITZ v. ELI LILLY & CO.　277
　　Section 2. Legal Cause　284
　　　BARTOLONE v. JECKOVICH　286
　　　CAHOON v. CUMMINGS　288
　　　BENN v. THOMAS　293
　　　McCOY v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.　295
　　　DELANEY v. REYNOLDS　300
　　　ENRIGHT v. ELI LILLY& CO.　304
　Chapter 4. Damages　309
　　Section 1. Punitive Damages　310
　　　BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. IRA GORE　311
　　　STATE FARM MUT. AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. v. CAMPBELL　317
　　　PHILIP MORRIS USA v. WILLIAMS　325
　　Section 2. Joint Tortfeasors　330
　　　BIERCZYNSKI v. ROGERS　330
　　　COX v. PEARL INVESTMENT CO.　333
　　　SLOCUM v. DONAHUE　336
　　　BRUCKMAN v. PENA　339
　　Section 3. Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes　342
　　　MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC.　343
　　　MURPHY v. MARTIN OIL CO.　346

V. DEFENSES TO NEGLIGENCE　351
　Chapter 1. Introduction　351
　Chapter 2. Contributory Negligence　351
　　BUTTERFIELD v. FORRESTER　352
　　BEEMS v. CHICAGO　353
　　FULLER v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.　357
　Chapter 3. Comparative Negligence　364
　　LI v. YELLOW CAB CO.　365
　　HOFFMAN v. JONES　377
　Chapter 4. Assumption of Risk　384
　　MURPHY v. STEEPLECHASE AMUSEMENT CO., INC.　385
　　MEISTRICH v. CASINO ARENA ATTRACTIONS, INC.　387
　　DALURY v. S-K-I, LTD.　390
　　DAVENPORT v. COTTON HOPE PLANTATION HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME　395

VI. STRICT LIABILITY　405
　Chapter 1. Introduction　405
　　HAMMONTREE v. JENNER　405
　Chapter 2. Strict Liability: Dangerous Animals and Activities　408
　　Section 1. Keeping Wild or Other Dangerous Animals　408
　　　GEHRTS v. BATTEEN　409
　　　DUREN v. KUNKEL　412
　　Section 2. Abnormally Dangerous Activities　416
　　　RYLANDS v. FLETCHER　416
　　　SPANO v. PERINI CORP.　422
　　　INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD CO. v. AMERICAN CYANAMID CO.　426
　Chapter 3. Strict Liability: Products Liability　432
　　Section 1. Moving toward Strict Liability　432
　　　MacPHERSON v. BUICK MOTOR CO.　434
　　　ESCOLA v. COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. OF FRESNO　437
　　　GREENMAN v. YUBA POWER PRODUCTS, INC.　444
　　Section 2. Defining the Seller　448
　　　PETERSON v. LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET CO.　448
　　　CAFAZZO v. CENTRAL MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.　451
　　Section 3. Product Defects: Manufacturing Defects　456
　　　CASSISI v. MAYTAG CO.　457
　　　SPELLER v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.　465
　　Section 4. Product Defects: Design Defects　469
　　　VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. v. YOUNG　470
　　　PRENTIS v. YALE MFG. CO.　480
　　　O’BRIEN v. MUSKIN　489
　　Section 5. Product Defects: Warnings Defects　496
　　　SHANKS v. UPJOHN CO.　497
　　　RICHTER v. LIMAX INTERNATIONAL　505

VII. INVASION OF PRIVACY　511
　Chapter 1. Introduction　511
　Chapter 2. Intrusion upon Seclusion/ Intrusion on Solitude　511
　　BORING v. GOOGLE INC.　511
　Chapter 3. Misappropriation of Identity　515
　　WHITE v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.　515
　　KELLER v. ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.　522
　Chapter 4. Publicity of Private Life　530
　　COX BROADCASTING CORP. v. COHN　531
　Chapter 5. False Light　537
　　TIME, INC. v. HILL　537
　　FLOWERS v. CARVILLE　546

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS TORTS　555
　Chapter 1. Introduction　555
　Chapter 2. Defamation　555
　　MATHERSON v. MARCHELLO　556
　　MILKOVICH v. LORAIN JOURNAL CO.　561
　Chapter 3. Misuse of Legal Procedure　570
　　Section 1. Malicious Prosecution　571
　　　TEXAS SKAGGS INC. v. GRAVES　571
　　Section 2. Wrongful Institution of Civil Proceedings　578
　　　CARROLL v. KALAR　578
　　Section 3. Abuse of Process　582
　　　LADER v. BENKOWITZ　583
　Chapter 4. Misrepresentation　584
　　OLLERMAN v. O’ROURKE CO., INC.　585
　　WINTER v. G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS　595
　　CREDIT ALLIANCE CORP. v. ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.　596
　　CITIZENS STATE BANK v. TIMM, SCHMIDT & CO.　604
　Chapter 5. Tortious Interference　610
　　DELLA PENNA v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC.　611
　　WILKINSON v. POWE　620
　　WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. STURGES　624
　　HARMON v. HARMON　637

I. INTRODUCTION TO THE TORTS PROCESS　1
　Chapter 1. Nature of Tort Law　1
　Chapter 2. Historical Overview　1
　　WEAVER v. WARD　5
　　BROWN v. KENDALL　5
　Chapter 3. The Torts Process　8
　Chapter 4. The Structure of Tort Law　11

II. INTENTIONAL TORTS　13
　Chapter 1. Introduction　13
　Chapter 2. Intent　13
　　GARRATT v. DAILEY　14
　Chapter 3. Assault and Battery　17
　　PICARD v. BARRY PONTIAC-BUICK, INC.　18
　Chapter 4. False Imprisonment　24
　　COBLYN v. KENNEDY’S...