Students must write and submit a case brief to the school for each case listed below. Any cases not covered in the casebook may be located in books at a local law library or online at LexisNexis. If a student can’t find a required case, a different case on the same topic from the casebook may be used for preparation of a written case brief. Note that students are required to read the cases in their casebook, then write their own briefs. Submitting an already-written brief from Casenote Legal Briefs books, online sites such as casenotes.com, quimbee, lawnix, etc., or even from LexisNexis, is not allowed.
List of Required Cases for the Torts Case Briefs Assignment
- Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc., 424 S.W.2d 627 (1967). (Battery)
- Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., 601 F.2d 516, 444 U.S. 931, 100 S.Ct. 275, 62 L.Ed.2d 188 (1979). (Consent)
- Larson v. St. Francis Hotel, 83 Cal.App.2d 210, 188 P.2d 513 (1948). (Negligence)
- Summers v. Tice, 33 Cal.2d 80, 199 P.2d 1, 5 A.L.R.2d 91 (1948). (Problems in Determining which Party Caused the Harm)
- Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., 248 N.Y. 339, 162 N.E. 99, 59 A.L.R. 1253 (1928). (Unforseeable Consequences)
- Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California, 17 Cal.3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal.Rptr. 14 (1976). (Failure to Act)
- Rowland v. Christian, 69 Cal.2d 108, 443 P.2d 561, 70 Cal. Rptr. 97 (1968). (Premise Liability)
- Rylands v. Fletcher, 3 H & C 774, 159 Eng.Rep. 737, L.R. 1 Ex. 265 (1866). (Strict Liability)
- MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., 217 N.Y. 382, 111 N.E. 1050 (1916). (Privity)
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Hercules, Inc., 762 F.2d 303 (1985). (Nuisance)
- New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964). (Defamation)
- Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46, 108 S.Ct. 876, 99 L.Ed.2d 41 (1988). (Invasion of Privacy)
