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Torts!
Resource 16 . 2 . 1
6 minutes

Summers v. Tice : "The Simultaneously Negligent Shooters"

Jonathan Zittrain,
Jordi Weinstock

If several defendants act negligently and one among them must have caused the harm, but the plaintiff is unable to prove which defendant did so, should courts hold the defendants liable?

Supreme Court of California
33 Cal. 2d 80
L. A. Nos. 20650, 20651
1948-11-17

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