Torts Outline – Prof. Cynthia Bowman Fall ‘06
I. II. Introduction to Tort Liability a. Hammontree v. Jenner (bike shop car accident) b. Christensen v. Swenson (security guard car accident) The Negligence Principle a. Historical Development of Fault Liability i. Tort Law and the Economy in 19 th Century ii. Brown v. Kendall (dog fight) b. The Central Concept i. The Standard of Care 1. Adams v. Bullock (boy swinging wires, electrocuted) 2. U.S. v. Carroll Towing Co. (B