Torts - Cases, Principles, and Institutions Fifth Edition, 2016a

Witt & Tani, TCPI
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 398
C. Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress ................................................................. 400
Mitchell v. Rochester Railway ......................................................................................... 400
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 401
Falzone v. Busch .............................................................................................................. 402
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 404
Dillon v. Legg .................................................................................................................. 405
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 408
Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. v. Buckley ........................................................... 411
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 414
D. To Whom Does a Defendant Owe a Duty? ................................................................ 416
1. The Duty Debate (Part 1) ........................................................................................... 416
William L. Prosser, Handbook of the Law of Torts ......................................................... 416
John Goldberg & Benjamin Zipursky, The Moral of MacPherson .................................. 417
2. Cases and Materials .................................................................................................... 418
Strauss v. Belle Realty Co. .............................................................................................. 418
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 420
Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Ave. Apartment Corp. ....................................................... 422
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 426
Ennabe v. Manosa ............................................................................................................ 427
Note .............................................................................................................................. 430
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California ......................................................... 431
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 433
In re September 11 Litigation .......................................................................................... 436
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 440
3. The Duty Debate (Part 2) ........................................................................................... 441
E. Pure Economic Loss ..................................................................................................... 442
People Express Airlines, Inc. v. Consolidated Rail Corporation ..................................... 442
Note .............................................................................................................................. 446
532 Madison Avenue Gourmet Foods, Inc. v. Finlandia Center, Inc. ............................. 446
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 449
F. Relational Interests ...................................................................................................... 451
1. Spouses ....................................................................................................................... 451
2. Children ...................................................................................................................... 453
3. Unmarried Partners ..................................................................................................... 454
G. Tort Immunities ........................................................................................................... 455
1. Intrafamilial Immunities ............................................................................................. 456
2. Charitable Immunity ................................................................................................... 457
3. Employers’ Immunity ................................................................................................. 457
4. Sovereign Immunity ................................................................................................... 458
Baum v. U.S. .................................................................................................................... 459
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 463
Riss v. City of New York ................................................................................................. 466
Notes ............................................................................................................................ 470
5. Government Officer Immunity ................................................................................... 472
a. Federal Officials ........................................................................................................... 472
b. State Officials ............................................................................................................... 473
c. Constitutional Torts ...................................................................................................... 473