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

Resource 4 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 2

6 minutes

Kingston v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. ("The Twin Fires Case")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

The court here declares an exception to the but-for causation rule. Focus on understanding why an exceptional rule is needed. Why does but-for causation give a bad result in this case?

Wisconsin Supreme Court

191 Wis. 610

1927-01-11

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