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71Vicarious Liability — A situation in which one party is held partly responsible for the unlawful actions of a third party. The third party also carries his or her own share of the liability. Vicarious liability can arise in situations where one party is supposed to be …
72Omagh bombing — Coordinates: 54°36′0″N 7°17′52″W / 54.6°N 7.29778°W / 54.6; 7.29778 …
73Cave Creek disaster — The Cave Creek disaster was an event in which 14 people died when a scenic viewing platform collapsed. It occurred in Paparoa National Park on New Zealand s West Coast, on 28 April 1995. The tragedy resulted in Denis Marshall, New Zealand s… …
74company — com·pa·ny n pl nies: an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise compare corporation, partnership finance company: a company that makes usu. small short term loans to individuals growth company: a company that… …
75responsible — adjective 1) who is responsible for the prisons? Syn: in charge of, in control of, at the helm of, accountable for, liable for 2) if an error s been made, I m the one who s responsible Syn: accountable, answerable, to blame, guilty …
76Stump v. Sparkman — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Stump v. Sparkman ArgueDate=January 10 ArgueYear=1978 DecideDate=March 28 DecideYear=1978 FullName=Harold D. Stump, et al. v. Linda Kay Sparkman and Leo Sparkman USVol=435 USPage=349 Citation=98 S. Ct. 1099; 55 L. Ed. 2d 331; …
77Social host liability — is created by a statute or case law that imposes liability on social hosts as a result of their serving alcohol to persons or minors. Frequently persons subject to social host liability criminal and civil actions are those that provided alcohol… …
78Re Polemis — In Re an Arbitration between Polemis and Furness, Withy Co., Ltd. , [1921] 3 K.B. 560 is a famous United Kingdom tort case on causation and remoteness. The Court of Appeal held that a defendant can be held liable for all consequences flowing from …
79Henwood v Municipal Tramways Trust — (SA) (1938) 60 CLR 438Brief overviewHenwood, while riding the tram, was overcome by a fit of nausea and stuck his head out the window. This breached a bylaw made by the tram authority as a safety precaution, and he was struck twice by standards… …
80Principal (commercial law) — In commercial law, a principal is a person ndash;legal or natural ndash;who authorizes an agent to act to create one or more legal relationships with a third party. This branch of law is called agency and relies on the common law proposition qui… …
