Case Study:

Prompt

Discussion Starter: Negligence, Strict Liability, and Product Liability

Landmark Case: Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad, 248 N.Y. 339; 162 N.E. 99 Court of Appeals of New York, (1928)

Facts: Helen Palsgraf was waiting on a railroad platform. As a train began to leave the station, a man carrying a package ran to catch it. He jumped aboard but looked unsteady, so a guard on the car reached out to help him as another guard, on the platform, pushed from behind. The man dropped the package, which struck the tracks and explodedsince it was packed with fireworks. The shock knocked over some heavy scales at the far end of the platform, and one of them struck Palsgraf. She sued the railroad.InstructionsQuestion/ Issue: Was the railroad liable for Palsgraf's injuries? If yes, Why? and If not? Why