Defenses
Makeup Classes
Thursday, April 25th 10:00am until 11:15am in the Hall of the 70s.
Friday April 26th 10:00am until 11:15am in the Hall of the 70s. Immediately followed by office hours in the Hall of the 70s.
Snyder v. Phelps
“Protesting Soldiers’ Funerals”
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Defenses
Consent
Self Defense
Defense of Property
Necessity
Consent
Hart v. Geysel
“Consenting to a Prize Fight”
Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals
“Professional Football Injury”
O’Brien v. Cunard
“The Silent Vaccine Objector”
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Self Help Defenses
Self Defense
Defense of Property
Necessity
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Self defense
Courvoisier v. Raymond
“Mistaken Self-Defense”
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Defense of property
Katko v. Briney
“The Spring-Gun Boobytrap”
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Necessity
Ploof v. Putnam
“The Private Island in a Storm”
Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation Company
“The Boat Slamming Against the Dock”
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Hand Formula
B < P*L
Negligence when the burden on the defendant of taking precautions is less than the probability of loss for the plaintiff multiplied by the magnitude of that loss.