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...bite him if it had not been for the pool. The railroad's lawyers argued that the connections if any, between the water and what happened to Gallick "were beyond the realm of reasonable probability or foreseeability." In its ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed the principle that the "tortfeasor" (the party that commits the wrongful act) "must compensate his victim for even the improbable or unexpectedly severe consequences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Supreme Court: Citizenship & Other Cases | 3/1/1963 | See Source »

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