SUMMARY OF LAST CLASS

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SUMMARY OF LAST CLASS

• DUTIES OF LESSORS
• COMMON LAW EXCEPTIONS
• PAGELSDORF DUTY OF CARE
• LIMITED DUTY NONFEASANCE
• HOW TO ORGANIZE
• FAILURE TO ACT

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SUMMARY (CONT.)

• RATIONALE FOR NONFEASANCE RULE
• MISFEASANCE v. NONFEASANCE
• EXCEPTIONS TO NONFEASANCE RULE
• INJURYING SOMEONE
• CREATING RISK
• ASSUMED DUTY WAKULICH

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MORE EXCEPTIONS

• RENDERING AID
• THE GOOD SAMARITAN PROBLEM
• HYPO THE BURNING CAR
• KRIEG (489) NO WORSE POSITION
• DUTY OUT OF SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS
• FARWELL (490)
• WHAT IS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP?
• EXAMPLES P. 491 NOTE 3, 5,6

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MORE ON SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS

• HYPO THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL
• THOUGHTS ON SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS
• 1. EASIEST DETERMINATE
• EMPLOYEE STUDENT CARRIER INNKEEPER
  LANDOWNER
• 2. HARDER INDETERMINATE

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CONTRACT AND DUTY

• THE PROBLEM
• 1. CAN CONTRACT CAUSE DUTY?
• 2. COMPLICATED BY NONFEASANCE
• THE STARTING POINT THORNE (503)
• OLD RULE PROMISE NOT ENOUGH TO
• CREATE TORT LIABILITY
• BUT THIS WAS ECONOMIC DAMAGE