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Zittrain Torts Playlist Spring 2016
Resource 9 . 2 . 2
11 minutes

Brown v. Shyne

Samantha Bates,
Jonathan Zittrain

If an unlicensed actor causes harm, should the fact that the actor lacked a license be evidence enough for negligence per se?

New York Court of Appeals
242 N.Y. 176
1926-02-24

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