Torts!

Resource 16 . 1 . 4

9 minutes

Brown v. Wal-mart : "The Phantom Tortfeasor"

Jonathan Zittrain,

Jordi Weinstock

Should a defendant’s liability be excused if the action of an unknown intervening party seems to be a more substantial cause of the plaintiff’s injury?

Tennessee Supreme Court

12 S.W.3d 785

2000-01-31

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