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Assume You Are the Judge in the Palsgraf Case

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Assume you are the judge in the Palsgraf case.
a. Analyze the fact situation in terms of the elements that need to be proved in a negligence case.
b. Why did Mrs. Palsgraf lose the case? What in the fact situation makes it difficult to establish a prima facie case of negligence?


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