Torts!

Resource 5 . 1 . 2

13 minutes

Parvi v. City of Kingston : "The Dropped Off Drunk"

Jonathan Zittrain,

Jordi Weinstock

What does a “prison” look like? Must it have walls? Is the plaintiff’s consent valid despite the power imbalance and intoxication?

New York Court of Appeals

41 N.Y. 553

1977-04-05

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