Palsgraf

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PALSGRAF V.
LONG ISLAND
RAILROAD CO
Lapshina Vera, Myasnikova Elizaveta
group 15.07B-U1/23b

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PLOT
Helen Palsgraf bought a ticket to Rockaway
Beach and was standing at the station waiting
for the train with her children….
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PLOT
The trial court ruled in favor of Helen Palsgraf, stating
that the employees of the Long Island Railroad were
responsible for ensuring the safety of the people who
boarded the train, as well as the people who were waiting
for the train at the station.
The defendant, disagreeing with the court's decision, filed
an appeal with the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court.
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SOME OF THE COURT'S ARGUMENTS:
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The employees could not have
The plaintiff was too far away
Judge
foreseen that by helping the man
from the scene, and no one
expressed a dissenting opinion,
board the plane, they would risk
could reasonably have believed
arguing that liability should be
causing an explosion that could
that
incurred
harm Palsgraf, who was at a
contained fireworks.
considerable distance.
the
man's
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package
William
if
Andrews
an
action
unreasonably endangers safety
and causes harm, regardless of
whether the victim was in a
predictable danger zone.
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SOLUTION
The case of Palsgraf v. Long Island
Railroad Co. established the rule that a
defendant cannot be held liable for
damages
that
were
not
reasonably
foreseeable.
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