Torts: Basic Fluency in a Fundamental Legal Language *(Revised for Fall '25)

Resource 5 . 3 . 2 . 2 . 1

18 minutes

O'Callaghan v. Waller & Beckwith Realty Co. ("The Exculpated Lessor Case")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

May tort duties be altered by contracts? The following opinion explores some of the difficulties of making decisions about when, if ever, they may be.

Illinois Supreme Court

15 Ill. 2d 436

No. 34723

1958-11-26

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