Torts!

Resource 12 . 1 . 1

6 minutes

Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co. : "The Failure to Supply Water During a Fire"

Jonathan Zittrain,

Jordi Weinstock

In questions of duty, should courts draw a distinction between action and inaction? How does the court consider the concerns related to unlimited liability?

New York Court of Appeals

247 N.Y. 160

1928-01-10

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