Torts in a nutshell /

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Author / Creator:Kionka, Edward J., 1939-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:St. Paul, Minn. : West Pub., 1992.
Description:[xiv], 449 p. ; 19 cm.
Language:English
Series:Nutshell series
Subject:Torts -- United States.
Torts.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1313926
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ISBN:0314930493
Notes:Includes index.
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Summary:Origins and Objectives of Tort Liability; Cause in Fact; Strict Liability; Liability for Negligent Conduct: Standards of Conduct, Risks and Reasonable Persons, Sources of Standards of Conduct, Proof of Negligence, Proximate Cause, Duty; Defenses to Negligence Liability; Liability for Intentional Misconduct: Intent, Battery, Assault, False Imprisonment, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Trespass; Defenses to Liability for Intentional Misconduct; Owners and Occupiers of Land; Products Liability; Employers, Employees and Contractors; Automobiles; Medical and Other Professional Negligence; Nuisance; Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress; Prenatal Harm; Alcoholic Beverages; Interference With Federal Constitutional Rights; Damages for Physical Harm: Compensatory Damages, Consequential Damages, Punitive Damages, Allocation Among Tortfeasors; Tort and Contract; Immunities; Survival and Wrongful Death; Defamation; Privacy; Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:[xiv], 449 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN:0314930493