Vosburg v. Putney
Vosburg v. Putney, 80 Wis. 523, 50 N.W. 403 (Wisc.1891), is a landmark torts case that helped establish the scope of liability in a battery. The case "came three times before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and the court's opinions, the second one in particular, were soon selected for coursebooks on Damages and Torts and became well known to generations of students, teachers and scholars of law. Even a century later, the "case" continues to stimulate thinking about the judicial process, legal doctrine and liability theory." A variety of Vosburg v. Putney briefs can be found in the .
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Vosburg v. Putney
Vosburg v. Putney, 80 Wis. 523, 50 N.W. 403 (Wisc.1891), is a landmark torts case that helped establish the scope of liability in a battery. The case "came three times before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and the court's opinions, the second one in particular, were soon selected for coursebooks on Damages and Torts and became well known to generations of students, teachers and scholars of law. Even a century later, the "case" continues to stimulate thinking about the judicial process, legal doctrine and liability theory." A variety of Vosburg v. Putney briefs can be found in the .
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Supreme Court of Wisconsin
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1891-11-17
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VOSBURG, by guardian ad litem, Respondent, vs. PUTNEY, by guardian ad litem, Appellant
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# Sustained
# Remand, granting new trial.
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Vosburg v. Putney, 80 Wis. 523 ...... y briefs can be found in the .
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