☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Palsgraf Rule

The principle limiting tort liability to injuries that are foreseeable consequences of the defendant's negligent conduct, requiring a direct relationship between the breach of duty and the plaintiff's harm.

Etymology: Named after Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. · Category: Tort Law · Source: Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., 248 N.Y. 339 (1928)
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