Illustrative cases on torts, A companion book to Chapin on torts

Front matter

UNIVERSITY

OF CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES

Part I GENERAL PRINCIPLES THE TORT CONCEPT — Page

I. The Nature of a Tort 1

II. Difference between Tort and Contract 1

1. Election of Remedy 8

III. Statutory Torts 10

IV. Cases of Novel Impression 16

RESPONSIBILITY AS DEPENDENT UPON CONDITION OF MIND—

I. Voluntary Acts. . . 21

1. Accident 21

II. Motive 27

LIABILITY UNDER LEGAL RULES GOVERNING CAUSE AND EF- FECT—

I. Proximate Cause in General 31

II. Intervention of Natural Force 35

III. Fright and Mental Anguish 37

IV. Intervention of Voluntary Act 44

1. Foreseeable Intervention 45

2. Involuntary Intervention «, 49

I. Necessity 52

II. Acts of State...'. 56

III. Illegal Conduct of Plaintiff 58

IV. License 60

V. Release and Covenant not to Sue 61

I. Public Officers 65

1. Judicial Officers 65

2. Ministerial Officers 76

II. Infants 81

III. Servants and Agents 83

PARTIES (Continued)—

I. Corporatipns , 91

1. Municipal 91

2. Charitable 95

II. Employers 99

1. For Wrong of Servant or Agent 99

2. For Wrong of Independent Contractor 106

III. Joint and Several Liability Ill

1. Single Injury Ill

2. Separate Injuries 113

3. Ratification 116

4. Indemnity and Contribution 119

CONFLICT OF LAWS—

I. Transitory and Local Actions 122

II. Wrongf ulness by Lex Loci 123

CHAP.CAS. TORTS (vii)

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