內容簡介
本書特色
「英美侵權行為法／基本原則與案例」一書之編纂，係為提供基礎英美法教學與學習之用，內容包括「侵權訴訟程序之介紹」（Introduction to the Tort Process）、「故意侵權行為」（Intentional Torts）、「故意侵權行為之抗辯事由」（Defenses to Intentional Torts）、「過失侵權行為」（Negligence）、「過失侵權行為之抗辯事由」（Defenses to Negligence）、「嚴格責任」（Strict Liability）、「侵犯隱私權」（Invasion of Privacy）及「其他侵權行為」（Miscellaneous Torts）等。
本書各章節內容主要分為兩大部分，即相關基本原則摘要及重要案例選錄。原則摘要部分為便於入門瞭解，係以中文為之，協助讀者建立對英美侵權行為法之架構性認識，案例部分則係針對章節主題進行節錄編輯，期能協助讀者在具備基本原則認識的前提下，進行實際判決之深入研讀，除理解英美法之相關法律原理原則外，並能學習增進法理論證之能力。
「英美侵權行為法／基本原則與案例」一書之編纂，係為提供基礎英美法教學與學習之用，內容包括「侵權訴訟程序之介紹」（Introduction to the Tort Process）、「故意侵權行為」（Intentional Torts）、「故意侵權行為之抗辯事由」（Defenses to Intentional Torts）、「過失侵權行為」（Negligence）、「過失侵權行為之抗辯事由」（Defenses to Negligence）、「嚴格責任」（Strict Liability）、「侵犯隱私權」（Invasion of Privacy）及「其他侵權行為」（Miscellaneous Torts）等。
本書各章節內容主要分為兩大部分，即相關基本原則摘要及重要案例選錄。原則摘要部分為便於入門瞭解，係以中文為之，協助讀者建立對英美侵權行為法之架構性認識，案例部分則係針對章節主題進行節錄編輯，期能協助讀者在具備基本原則認識的前提下，進行實際判決之深入研讀，除理解英美法之相關法律原理原則外，並能學習增進法理論證之能力。
作者簡介
潘維大
東吳大學校長
東吳大學法學院教授
內布拉斯加大學法學博士
姚思遠
東吳大學法學院教授
愛荷華大學法學博士
美國加州律師
王震宇
台北大學法學院副院長
台北大學法學院教授
美利堅大學法學博士
范秀羽
東吳大學法學院副教授
加州大學柏克萊分校法學博士
美國紐約州律師／中華民國律師
何婉君
東吳大學法學院助理教授
威斯康辛大學法學博士
美國紐約州律師
東吳大學校長
東吳大學法學院教授
內布拉斯加大學法學博士
姚思遠
東吳大學法學院教授
愛荷華大學法學博士
美國加州律師
王震宇
台北大學法學院副院長
台北大學法學院教授
美利堅大學法學博士
范秀羽
東吳大學法學院副教授
加州大學柏克萊分校法學博士
美國紐約州律師／中華民國律師
何婉君
東吳大學法學院助理教授
威斯康辛大學法學博士
美國紐約州律師
內容目錄
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE TORTS PROCESS 1
Chapter 1. Nature of Tort Law 1
Chapter 2. Historical Overview 1
WEAVER v. WARD 5
BROWN v. KENDALL 5
Chapter 3. The Torts Process 8
Chapter 4. The Structure of Tort Law 11
II. INTENTIONAL TORTS 13
Chapter 1. Introduction 13
Chapter 2. Intent 13
GARRATT v. DAILEY 14
Chapter 3. Assault and Battery 17
PICARD v. BARRY PONTIAC-BUICK, INC. 18
Chapter 4. False Imprisonment 24
COBLYN v. KENNEDY’S, INC. 25
LOPEZ v. WINCHELL’S DONUT HOUSE 28
Chapter 5. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 32
HARRIS v. JONES 32
WOMACK v. ELDRIDGE 35
Chapter 6. Trespass to Land and Chattels 39
BRADLEY v. AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO. 39
CREEL v. CRIM 41
INTEL CORP. v. HAMIDI 44
Chapter 7. Conversion 53
STEVENSON v. ECONOMY BANK OF AMBRIDGE 54
BARAM v. FARUGIA 60
Chapter 8. Nuisance 63
BOOMER v. ATLANTIC CEMENT CO. 64
SPUR INDUSTRIES, INC. v. DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO. 68
III. DEFENSES TO INTENTIONAL TORTS 75
Chapter 1. Introduction 75
Chapter 2. Consent 75
HUDSON v. CRAFT 75
HART v. GEYSEL 78
Chapter 3. Self-Defense 81
COURVOISIER v. RAYMOND 81
COTE v. JOWERS 85
Chapter 4. Defense of Others 93
McCULLOUGH v. McANELLY 94
Chapter 5. Defense of Property 98
KATKO v. BRINEY 98
Chapter 6. Necessity 104
VINCENT v. LAKE ERIE TRANSPORTATION CO. 104
IV. NEGLIGENCE 109
Chapter 1. Negligence Generally 109
Section 1. Unreasonable Risk 109
ADAMS v. BULLOCK 110
UNITED STATES v. CARROLL TOWING CO. 111
Section 2. Reasonable Person 116
BJORNDAL v. WEITMAN 117
BETHEL v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY 121
TRIMARCO v. KLEIN 125
MOORE v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 128
RANDI W. v. MUROC JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 136
ORTEGA v. KMART CORP. 141
Section 3. Violation of Statute 146
O’GUIN v. BINGHAM COUNTY 146
PERRY v. S.N. AND S.N. 151
Section 4. Res Ipsa Loquitur 155
YBARRA v. SPANGARD 156
GILES v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN 160
CITY OF LOUISVILLE v. HUMPHREY 167
McDOUGALD v. PERRY 169
STATES v. LOURDES HOSPITAL 174
Chapter 2. Duty of Care 176
Section 1. Scope of Liability 177
PALSGRAF v. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CO. 177
Section 2. Effect of Contract 179
MacPHERSON v. BUICK MOTOR CO. 180
Section 3. Failure to Act 184
FARWELL v. KEATON 185
TARASOFF v. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 188
COMMONWEALTH v. PETERSON 194
Section 4. Mental Distress 200
THING v. LA CHUSA 200
Section 5. Pure Economic Loss 206
STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. GUSTE v. M/V TESTBANK 207
PEOPLE EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC. v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. 217
Section 6. Owners and Occupiers of Land 227
ROWLAND v. CHRISTIAN 228
ALEXANDER v. MEDICAL ASSOC. CLINIC 233
Chapter 3. Causation in Fact and Legal Cause 237
Section 1. Causation in Fact 237
SUMMERS v. TICE 238
HALE v. OSTROW 243
ZUCHOWICZ v. UNITED STATES 247
ALBERTS v. SCHULTZ 254
LORD v. LOVETT 264
DAUBERT v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 269
HYMOWITZ v. ELI LILLY & CO. 277
Section 2. Legal Cause 284
BARTOLONE v. JECKOVICH 286
CAHOON v. CUMMINGS 288
BENN v. THOMAS 293
McCOY v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. 295
DELANEY v. REYNOLDS 300
ENRIGHT v. ELI LILLY& CO. 304
Chapter 4. Damages 309
Section 1. Punitive Damages 310
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. IRA GORE 311
STATE FARM MUT. AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. v. CAMPBELL 317
PHILIP MORRIS USA v. WILLIAMS 325
Section 2. Joint Tortfeasors 330
BIERCZYNSKI v. ROGERS 330
COX v. PEARL INVESTMENT CO. 333
SLOCUM v. DONAHUE 336
BRUCKMAN v. PENA 339
Section 3. Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes 342
MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC. 343
MURPHY v. MARTIN OIL CO. 346
V. DEFENSES TO NEGLIGENCE 351
Chapter 1. Introduction 351
Chapter 2. Contributory Negligence 351
BUTTERFIELD v. FORRESTER 352
BEEMS v. CHICAGO 353
FULLER v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. 357
Chapter 3. Comparative Negligence 364
LI v. YELLOW CAB CO. 365
HOFFMAN v. JONES 377
Chapter 4. Assumption of Risk 384
MURPHY v. STEEPLECHASE AMUSEMENT CO., INC. 385
MEISTRICH v. CASINO ARENA ATTRACTIONS, INC. 387
DALURY v. S-K-I, LTD. 390
DAVENPORT v. COTTON HOPE PLANTATION HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME 395
VI. STRICT LIABILITY 405
Chapter 1. Introduction 405
HAMMONTREE v. JENNER 405
Chapter 2. Strict Liability: Dangerous Animals and Activities 408
Section 1. Keeping Wild or Other Dangerous Animals 408
GEHRTS v. BATTEEN 409
DUREN v. KUNKEL 412
Section 2. Abnormally Dangerous Activities 416
RYLANDS v. FLETCHER 416
SPANO v. PERINI CORP. 422
INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD CO. v. AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. 426
Chapter 1. Nature of Tort Law 1
Chapter 2. Historical Overview 1
WEAVER v. WARD 5
BROWN v. KENDALL 5
Chapter 3. The Torts Process 8
Chapter 4. The Structure of Tort Law 11
II. INTENTIONAL TORTS 13
Chapter 1. Introduction 13
Chapter 2. Intent 13
GARRATT v. DAILEY 14
Chapter 3. Assault and Battery 17
PICARD v. BARRY PONTIAC-BUICK, INC. 18
Chapter 4. False Imprisonment 24
COBLYN v. KENNEDY’S, INC. 25
LOPEZ v. WINCHELL’S DONUT HOUSE 28
Chapter 5. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 32
HARRIS v. JONES 32
WOMACK v. ELDRIDGE 35
Chapter 6. Trespass to Land and Chattels 39
BRADLEY v. AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO. 39
CREEL v. CRIM 41
INTEL CORP. v. HAMIDI 44
Chapter 7. Conversion 53
STEVENSON v. ECONOMY BANK OF AMBRIDGE 54
BARAM v. FARUGIA 60
Chapter 8. Nuisance 63
BOOMER v. ATLANTIC CEMENT CO. 64
SPUR INDUSTRIES, INC. v. DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO. 68
III. DEFENSES TO INTENTIONAL TORTS 75
Chapter 1. Introduction 75
Chapter 2. Consent 75
HUDSON v. CRAFT 75
HART v. GEYSEL 78
Chapter 3. Self-Defense 81
COURVOISIER v. RAYMOND 81
COTE v. JOWERS 85
Chapter 4. Defense of Others 93
McCULLOUGH v. McANELLY 94
Chapter 5. Defense of Property 98
KATKO v. BRINEY 98
Chapter 6. Necessity 104
VINCENT v. LAKE ERIE TRANSPORTATION CO. 104
IV. NEGLIGENCE 109
Chapter 1. Negligence Generally 109
Section 1. Unreasonable Risk 109
ADAMS v. BULLOCK 110
UNITED STATES v. CARROLL TOWING CO. 111
Section 2. Reasonable Person 116
BJORNDAL v. WEITMAN 117
BETHEL v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY 121
TRIMARCO v. KLEIN 125
MOORE v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 128
RANDI W. v. MUROC JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 136
ORTEGA v. KMART CORP. 141
Section 3. Violation of Statute 146
O’GUIN v. BINGHAM COUNTY 146
PERRY v. S.N. AND S.N. 151
Section 4. Res Ipsa Loquitur 155
YBARRA v. SPANGARD 156
GILES v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN 160
CITY OF LOUISVILLE v. HUMPHREY 167
McDOUGALD v. PERRY 169
STATES v. LOURDES HOSPITAL 174
Chapter 2. Duty of Care 176
Section 1. Scope of Liability 177
PALSGRAF v. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CO. 177
Section 2. Effect of Contract 179
MacPHERSON v. BUICK MOTOR CO. 180
Section 3. Failure to Act 184
FARWELL v. KEATON 185
TARASOFF v. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 188
COMMONWEALTH v. PETERSON 194
Section 4. Mental Distress 200
THING v. LA CHUSA 200
Section 5. Pure Economic Loss 206
STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. GUSTE v. M/V TESTBANK 207
PEOPLE EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC. v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. 217
Section 6. Owners and Occupiers of Land 227
ROWLAND v. CHRISTIAN 228
ALEXANDER v. MEDICAL ASSOC. CLINIC 233
Chapter 3. Causation in Fact and Legal Cause 237
Section 1. Causation in Fact 237
SUMMERS v. TICE 238
HALE v. OSTROW 243
ZUCHOWICZ v. UNITED STATES 247
ALBERTS v. SCHULTZ 254
LORD v. LOVETT 264
DAUBERT v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 269
HYMOWITZ v. ELI LILLY & CO. 277
Section 2. Legal Cause 284
BARTOLONE v. JECKOVICH 286
CAHOON v. CUMMINGS 288
BENN v. THOMAS 293
McCOY v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. 295
DELANEY v. REYNOLDS 300
ENRIGHT v. ELI LILLY& CO. 304
Chapter 4. Damages 309
Section 1. Punitive Damages 310
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. IRA GORE 311
STATE FARM MUT. AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. v. CAMPBELL 317
PHILIP MORRIS USA v. WILLIAMS 325
Section 2. Joint Tortfeasors 330
BIERCZYNSKI v. ROGERS 330
COX v. PEARL INVESTMENT CO. 333
SLOCUM v. DONAHUE 336
BRUCKMAN v. PENA 339
Section 3. Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes 342
MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC. 343
MURPHY v. MARTIN OIL CO. 346
V. DEFENSES TO NEGLIGENCE 351
Chapter 1. Introduction 351
Chapter 2. Contributory Negligence 351
BUTTERFIELD v. FORRESTER 352
BEEMS v. CHICAGO 353
FULLER v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. 357
Chapter 3. Comparative Negligence 364
LI v. YELLOW CAB CO. 365
HOFFMAN v. JONES 377
Chapter 4. Assumption of Risk 384
MURPHY v. STEEPLECHASE AMUSEMENT CO., INC. 385
MEISTRICH v. CASINO ARENA ATTRACTIONS, INC. 387
DALURY v. S-K-I, LTD. 390
DAVENPORT v. COTTON HOPE PLANTATION HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME 395
VI. STRICT LIABILITY 405
Chapter 1. Introduction 405
HAMMONTREE v. JENNER 405
Chapter 2. Strict Liability: Dangerous Animals and Activities 408
Section 1. Keeping Wild or Other Dangerous Animals 408
GEHRTS v. BATTEEN 409
DUREN v. KUNKEL 412
Section 2. Abnormally Dangerous Activities 416
RYLANDS v. FLETCHER 416
SPANO v. PERINI CORP. 422
INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD CO. v. AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. 426