Torts: Basic Fluency in a Fundamental Legal Language (Revised)

Resource 2 . 4 . 1 . 5 . 2

6 minutes

Katko v. Briney ("The Trap Shotgun Case")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

How far can a landowner go to protect their land? Does it matter what the trespasser is trying to do?

Iowa Supreme Court

183 N.W.2d 657

No. 54169

1971-02-09

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