The Law of Torts: A Concise Treatise on Civil Liability at Common Law and Under Modern Statutes for Actionable Wrongs to Person and Property (Classic Reprint)
(While neither the history nor the theory of the subject h...)
While neither the history nor the theory of the subject has been ignored, the discussion of those topics has been subordinated to the exposition of established rules of law. No attempt has been made at originality in classification. The first six chapters present a sketch of the history of tort development in our law; a statement of the gener dprinciples determining tort liability; a brief account of tort remedies, and of the manner in which tort liabilities may be discharged. The remainder of the volume is devoted to a discussion of the most important classes of torts. The order, in which particular torts have been dealt with, is quite different from that observed by many modern writers. It is not made to depend upon the motive, intent, or state of mind of the wrong-doer, but upon the sort of harm inflicted. Those torts, which are directed principally against the person of the victim, are first considered :then, those which are aimed at his property; and, lastly, those which are clear invasions of both the personal and the property rights of another. A considerable saving of space has been secured by frequent cross-references. For example, Chapter III, entitled Harms that -are notT orts, contains a statement of the principles which excuse or justify acts which are apparently tortious. These principles .
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