Duty of Care 1 Case Law

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Reasonable Man Standard:

Stewart v. Motts 654 A.2d 535 (Pa. 1995)

Rivera v. New York Transit Authority 77 N.Y.2d 322 (1991)

Compliance with Custom:

Texas & Pacific Railway v. Behymer 189 U.S. 468 (1903)

Willliams v. New York Rapid Transit 272 N.Y. 366 (1936)

Levine v. Russell Blaine Co. 273 N.Y. 386 (1937)

Clinkscales v. Carver 22 Cal.2d 72 (1943)

Children:

Peterson v. Taylor 316 N.W.2d 869 (Iowa 1982)

Mastland, Inc. v. Evans Furniture, Inc. 498 N.W.2d 682 (Iowa 1993)

Disabled:

Hill v. Glenwood 100 N.W. 522 (Iowa 1904)

Professional Skills:

Heath v. Swift Wings, Inc. 252 S.E.2d 526

Modern Trend for Doctors

Tallbull v. Whitney 564 P.2d 162 (Mont. 1977)

Informed Consent:

Canterbury v. Spence 464 F.2d 772 (D.C. Cir. 1972)

Korman v. Mallin 858 P.2d 1145 (Alaska 1993)