Legl2700 Exam 2 Court Cases Questions And
Answers
New York Times v Sullivan To libel a public officials, there must be "actual malice"
because we have more of a right to criticize those in the public eye
Curtis Publishing Company v Butts Added public figures to the ruling from New York
Time...
New York Times v Sullivan To libel a public officials, there must be "actual malice"
because we have more of a right to criticize those in the public eye
Curtis Publishing Company v Butts Added public figures to the ruling from New York
Times v Sullivan; there must be "actual malice" involved
Iannelli v. Burger King Corp. The Iannelli family went to eat at burger king where there
was a group of obnoxious, swearing teenagers. The father asked them to stop and the teens beat
him. The family argued that a commercial enterprise (restaurant) has a duty to exercise
reasonable care towards its patrons. The restaurant does have a duty of reasonable care to those
who are eating in the restaurant, but protecting them from assault does not normally fall within
the duty owed to diners at a restaurant. However, in this case, the family won, because when
warning signs indicate that individuals eating in the restaurant may not be safe, the manager of
the restaurant has a duty to take action to try to prevent injury.
Palgraf v Long Island Railway The railroad was not liable for Palsgraf's injuries because it
was a freak accident and it wasn't reasonably foreseeable
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