Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cap. 1. Fundamental protections : the tort of battery -- 2. The action for assault : a tort ahead of its time -- 3. Protecting the right of possession : trespass to land -- 4. Dueling remedies : trespass to chattels and conversion -- 5. False imprisonment : protecting freedom of movement -- 6. The far side of the coin : classic defenses to intentional torts -- 7. That odious character : the reasonable person -- 8. Borrowing standards of care : violation of statute as negligence -- 9. A phrase in Latin : Res Ipsa Loquitur -- 10. Reconstructing history : determining "Cause in Fact" -- 11. Risks reconsidered : complex issues in establishing factual cause -- 12. Drawing a line somewhere : proximate cause -- 13. The elusive element of duty : two principles in search of an exception -- 14. Vicarious displeasure : claims for indirect infliction of emotional distress and loss of consortium -- 15. Caveat actor : strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities -- 16. Strict products liability : basic theories of recovery -- 17. More products liability : common "Defenses" to strict products liability claims -- 18. Personal injury damages : the elements of compensation -- 19. Compensating somebody : wrongful death and survival actions -- 20. Some legal anatomy : thinking like a tort lawyer -- 21. Joint and several liability : the classic rules -- 22. Honor among thieves : basic principles of contribution -- 23. Please pass the liability : respondeat superior and nondelegable duties -- 24. The once and future defense : assumption of the risk -- 25. Casting the second stone : comparative negligence -- 26. The fracturing of the common law : loss allocation in the comparative negligence era -- 27. The pot at the end of the rainbow : analyzing tort issues on an essay exam -- 28. Dandelions in the bluebook garden : six classic exam writing mistakes -- 29. Practice makes perfect : examples and explanations.

Bibliographic resource of the General Collection.