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【簡介】 「英美侵權行為法／基本原則與案例」一書之編纂，係為提供基礎英美法教學與學習之用，內容包括「侵權訴訟程序之介紹」（Introduction to the Tort Process）、「故意侵權行為」（Intentional Torts）、「故意侵權行為之抗辯事由」（Defenses to Intentional Torts）、「過失侵權行為」（Negligence）、「過失侵權行為之抗辯事由」（Defenses to Negligence）、「嚴格責任」（Strict Liability）、「侵犯隱私權」（Invasion of Privacy）及「其他侵權行為」（Miscellaneous Torts）等。 本書各章節內容主要分為兩大部分，即相關基本原則摘要及重要案例選錄。原則摘要部分為便於入門瞭解，係以中文為之，協助讀者建立對英美侵權行為法之架構性認識，案例部分則係針對章節主題進行節錄編輯，期能協助讀者在具備基本原則認識的前提下，進行實際判決之深入研讀，除理解英美法之相關法律原理原則外，並能學習增進法理論證之能力。 【目錄】 I. INTRODUCTION TO THE TORTS PROCESS 1 Chapter 1. Nature of Tort Law 1 Chapter 2. Historical Overview 1 WEAVER v. WARD 5 BROWN v. KENDALL 5 Chapter 3. The Torts Process 8 Chapter 4. The Structure of Tort Law 11 II. INTENTIONAL TORTS 13 Chapter 1. Introduction 13 Chapter 2. Intent 13 GARRATT v. DAILEY 14 Chapter 3. Assault and Battery 17 PICARD v. BARRY PONTIAC-BUICK, INC. 18 WAGNER v. STATE 24 Chapter 4. False Imprisonment 29 COBLYN v. KENNEDY’S, INC. 29 LOPEZ v. WINCHELL’S DONUT HOUSE 32 Chapter 5. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 36 HARRIS v. JONES 36 WOMACK v. ELDRIDGE 39 Chapter 6. Trespass to Land and Chattels 43 BRADLEY v. AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO. 43 CREEL v. CRIM 46 INTEL CORP. v. HAMIDI 48 Chapter 7. Conversion 58 STEVENSON v. ECONOMY BANK OF AMBRIDGE 58 BARAM v. FARUGIA 64 Chapter 8. Nuisance 68 BOOMER v. ATLANTIC CEMENT CO. 68 SPUR INDUSTRIES, INC. v. DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO. 73 III. DEFENSES TO INTENTIONAL TORTS 79 Chapter 1. Introduction 79 Chapter 2. Consent 79 MOHR v. WILLIAMS 79 HUDSON v. CRAFT 83 HART v. GEYSEL 86 Chapter 3. Self-Defense 89 COURVOISIER v. RAYMOND 89 COTE v. JOWERS 93 Chapter 4. Defense of Others 101 McCULLOUGH v. McANELLY 102 Chapter 5. Defense of Property 106 KATKO v. BRINEY 106 Chapter 6. Necessity 112 VINCENT v. LAKE ERIE TRANSPORTATION CO. 112 IV. NEGLIGENCE 117 Chapter 1. Negligence Generally 117 Section 1. Unreasonable Risk 117 ADAMS v. BULLOCK 118 UNITED STATES v. CARROLL TOWING CO. 119 Section 2. Reasonable Person 124 BJORNDAL v. WEITMAN 125 BETHEL v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY 129 TRIMARCO v. KLEIN 133 MOORE v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 136 RANDI W. v. MUROC JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 144 ORTEGA v. KMART CORP. 149 Section 3. Violation of Statute 154 O’GUIN v. BINGHAM COUNTY 154 PERRY v. S.N. AND S.N. 159 Section 4. Res Ipsa Loquitur 163 YBARRA v. SPANGARD 164 GILES v. CITY OF NEW HAVEN 168 CITY OF LOUISVILLE v. HUMPHREY 174 McDOUGALD v. PERRY 177 STATES v. LOURDES HOSPITAL 181 Chapter 2. Duty of Care 184 Section 1. Scope of Liability 184 PALSGRAF v. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CO. 185 Section 2. Effect of Contract 187 MacPHERSON v. BUICK MOTOR CO. 188 Section 3. Failure to Act 192 FARWELL v. KEATON 193 TARASOFF v. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 196 COMMONWEALTH v. PETERSON 201 Section 4. Mental Distress 207 THING v. LA CHUSA 208 Section 5. Pure Economic Loss 214 STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. GUSTE v. M/V TESTBANK 214 PEOPLE EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC. v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. 224 Section 6. Owners and Occupiers of Land 235 ROWLAND v. CHRISTIAN 236 ALEXANDER v. MEDICAL ASSOC. CLINIC 240 Chapter 3. Causation in Fact and Legal Cause 244 Section 1. Causation in Fact 245 SUMMERS v. TICE 246 HALE v. OSTROW 250 ZUCHOWICZ v. UNITED STATES 255 ALBERTS v. SCHULTZ 262 LORD v. LOVETT 271 DAUBERT v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 276 HYMOWITZ v. ELI LILLY & CO. 284 Section 2. Legal Cause 292 BARTOLONE v. JECKOVICH 293 CAHOON v. CUMMINGS 295 BENN v. THOMAS 300 McCOY v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. 302 DELANEY v. REYNOLDS 308 ENRIGHT v. ELI LILLY & CO. 312 Chapter 4. Damages 316 Section 1. Punitive Damages 317 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. IRA GORE 318 STATE FARM MUT. AUTOMOBILE INS. CO. v. CAMPBELL 324 PHILIP MORRIS USA v. WILLIAMS 333 Section 2. Joint Tortfeasors 337 BIERCZYNSKI v. ROGERS 338 COX v. PEARL INVESTMENT CO. 340 SLOCUM v. DONAHUE 343 BRUCKMAN v. PENA 346 Section 3. Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes 349 MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC. 350 MURPHY v. MARTIN OIL CO. 353 V. DEFENSES TO NEGLIGENCE 357 Chapter 1. Introduction 357 Chapter 2. Contributory Negligence 357 BUTTERFIELD v. FORRESTER 358 FULLER v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. 359 HARRISON v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY BD. OF EDUC. 366 Chapter 3. Comparative Negligence 373 LI v. YELLOW CAB CO. 374 HOFFMAN v. JONES 385 Chapter 4. Assumption of Risk 393 MURPHY v. STEEPLECHASE AMUSEMENT CO., INC. 394 MEISTRICH v. CASINO ARENA ATTRACTIONS, INC. 396 DALURY v. S-K-I, LTD. 399 DAVENPORT v. COTTON HOPE PLANTATION HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME 403 VI. STRICT LIABILITY 413 Chapter 1. Introduction 413 HAMMONTREE v. JENNER 413 Chapter 2. Strict Liability: Dangerous Animals and Activities 416 Section 1. Keeping Wild or Other Dangerous Animals 416 GEHRTS v. BATTEEN 417 DUREN v. KUNKEL 420 Section 2. Abnormally Dangerous Activities 424 RYLANDS v. FLETCHER 424 SPANO v. PERINI CORP. 430 INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD CO. v. AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. 434 Chapter 3. Strict Liability: Products Liability 440 Section 1. Moving toward Strict Liability 440 MacPHERSON v. BUICK MOTOR CO. 442 ESCOLA v. COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. OF FRESNO 445 GREENMAN v. YUBA POWER PRODUCTS, INC. 452 Section 2. Who May be the Defendant 455 PETERSON v. LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET CO. 456 CAFAZZO v. CENTRAL MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. 459 Section 3. Product Defects: Manufacturing Defects 464 CASSISI v. MAYTAG CO. 464 SPELLER v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. 473 Section 4. Product Defects: Design Defects 477 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. v. YOUNG 478 PRENTIS v. YALE MFG. CO. 488 O’BRIEN v. MUSKIN 497 Section 5. Product Defects: Warnings Defects 504 SHANKS v. UPJOHN CO. 505 RICHTER v. LIMAX INTERNATIONAL 513 VII. INVASION OF PRIVACY 519 Chapter 1. Introduction 519 Chapter 2. Intrusion upon Seclusion/ Intrusion on Solitude 519 BORING v. GOOGLE INC. 519 Chapter 3. Misappropriation of Identity 523 WHITE v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. 523 KELLER v. ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 530 Chapter 4. Publicity of Private Life 538 COX BROADCASTING CORP. v. COHN 539 FLORIDA STAR v. B.J.F. 545 Chapter 5. False Light 554 TIME, INC. v. HILL 555 FLOWERS v. CARVILLE 564 VIII. MISCELLANEOUS TORTS 571 Chapter 1. Introduction 571 Chapter 2. Defamation 571 MATHERSON v. MARCHELLO 572 MILKOVICH v. LORAIN JOURNAL CO. 577 Chapter 3. Misuse of Legal Procedure 586 Section 1. Malicious Prosecution 586 TEXAS SKAGGS INC. v. GRAVES 587 Section 2. Wrongful Institution of Civil Proceedings 593 CARROLL v. KALAR 594 Section 3. Abuse of Process 598 LADER v. BENKOWITZ 599 Chapter 4. Misrepresentation 600 OLLERMAN v. O’ROURKE CO., INC. 601 WINTER v. G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS 611 CREDIT ALLIANCE CORP. v. ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. 612 CITIZENS STATE BANK v. TIMM, SCHMIDT & CO. 620 Chapter 5. Tortious Interference 626 DELLA PENNA v. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. 627 WILKINSON v. POWE 636 WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. STURGES 640 HARMON v. HARMON 653 編後語 659