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Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc. ("The Slapped Plate Case")
Be aware! This case may be hard to read, as it involves the use of an offensive racial epithet by the defendant. I have not edited the case's language in order to present it as written. The epithet itself plays a role in exhibiting the legal principle in this case, and also shows the wider principle that tort cases often confront the racial dynamics of the society that gave rise to them.
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