Tag Archives: Torts Case Briefs
In re an Arbitration Between Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co. (Australia 1921)
Procedural History: The owners of a ship sought to recover damages from defendants who chartered the ship. Arbitrators decided that owners were entitled to recover the full loss (�…
Benn v. Thomas (Iowa 1994)
Procedural History: Benn’s executor sued defendant for Lora Benn’s injuries and his death in 1989 after defendant’s vehicle rear-ended the van in which descedent was a passenger. The estate requested a jury instruction based on the “eggshell plaintiff̶…
Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Matsuyama v. Birnbaum (Mass. 2008)
Zuchowicz v. U.S. (2nd Cir. 1998)
Definitions: Post hoc, ergo propter hoc – logical fallacy that one former thing caused the latter Procedural History: This action arose under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) based on CT law. Defendant admitted doctors negligently d…