(Note: general sections of the outline are omitted from this chart. NC = not directly covered by this casebook.)
Emanuel’s Torts Outline (by chapter and section heading) |
Epstein & Sharkey Cases and Materials on Torts (10th Ed. 2012) |
Prosser, Wade & Schwartz’s Cases and Materials on Torts (12th Ed. 2010) |
Franklin, Rabin & Green Cases and Materials on Tort Law and Alternatives (9th Ed. 2011) |
Henderson, Pearson & Kysar The Torts Process (8th Ed. 2012) |
Dobbs, Hayden & Bublick Torts and Compensation (7th Ed. 2013) |
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION I. Nature of Tort Law II. Categories of Torts III. Sources of Law |
121-129, 135-139 78-139 NC |
1-2 2-16 NC |
1-2 2-9, 30-39 NC |
35-40 159-167 10-11 |
3-11 671-672 NC |
Chapter 2 INTENTIONAL TORTS I. “Intent” Defined II. Nominal and Punitive Damages III. Scope of Liability IV. Battery V. Assault VI. False Imprisonment VII. Infliction of Mental Distress |
4-11, 28-32 NC NC 14-28, 59-60 55-59 61-68 68-75 |
17-30 NC 69, 570 30-37 37-41 41-51 51-68 |
898-904 902-903 NC 904-911 904-907 911-917 918-938 |
12-29 3-4 NC 9-40, 729-730 730-733 733-740 741-764 |
41-53 NC 35-53 54-59 59-62 581-588 |
Chapter 3 INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH PROPERTY I. Trespass to Land II. Trespass to Chattels III. Conversion |
11-14 592-602 602-615 |
68-74, 563-566 74-81, 563-566 81-91, 563-566 |
674-681 938-945 938-945 |
411-413 NC NC |
62-65 67-68 65-67 |
Chapter 4 DEFENSES TO INTENTIONAL TORTS II. Consent III. Self-Defense IV. Defense of Others V. Defense of Property VI. Recapture of Chattels VII. Re-Entry on Land VIII. Necessity IX. Arrest and Other Authority of Law X. Discipline XI. Justification |
14-28 32-37 37 37-42 42-43 43-44 44-55 NC NC 82-84 |
92-104 104-107 107-108 108-114 114-119 119-120 120-126 126-129 129-130 130-132 |
946-949 949-952 NC 952-957 NC NC 957-963 915-917 NC NC |
40-75 75-88 88-89 89-97 105 105 97-103 105 103-105 NC |
88-96 73-78 78 78-81 81, 86-87 82 96-103 82-87 87-88 NC |
Chapter 5 NEGLIGENCE GENERALLY II. Components of Cause of Action III. Unreasonable Risk IV. The Reasonable Person V. Malpractice VI. Automobile Guest Statutes VIII. Violation of Statute (Negligence Per Se) IX. Procedure in Jury Trials X. Res Ipsa Loquitur — Creating an Inference of Negligence |
146 169-194 139-141, 147-169 206-234 278-279 234-257 257-262, 267-271 272-300 |
134-135 135-150 150-174 174-204 207-208 212-238 238-245 245-267 |
NC 39-49 3-9,49-60, 68-74, 204-211 106-128 NC 74-85 9-17, 85-90 90-106 |
NC 169-174, 183-188 17, 87-88, 167-169, 200-205 211-216 243-244 188-200 3-9, 174-178, 198-199, 205-211 216-230 |
109-110, 205-208 141-163 110-126, 182-186 393-443 354-355 126-140, 186-187 19-32 187-204, 407-414 |
Chapter 6 ACTUAL AND PROXIMATE CAUSE I. Causation in Fact II. Proximate Cause Generally III. Proximate Cause — The Foreseeability Problem IV. Proximate Cause — Intervening Causes V. Shifting Responsibility |
378-388, 407-438 376-377 446-455, 462-495 455-462, 487-491 NC |
268-302 302-304 304-306, 356-373 336-356 373 |
333-393 393-394 394-408, 418-432 176-188, 408-418 NC |
109-148 273-274 274-331 297-299, 307-308 NC |
208-236, 801-804, 810-831 237-238 238-258 258-279 526-528 |
Chapter 7 JOINT TORTFEASORS I. Joint Liability II. Satisfaction III. Release IV. Contribution V. Indemnity |
388-407 389-392 392 389-392, 438-445 389-392 |
374-384, 405-415 384-387 388-396 396-405 401-405 |
364-393 NC 469-470 364-366, 444 444 |
131-133, 394-395 NC 132 132 NC |
163-167, 805-810 806 806 164, 799-801, 807-808 807-808 |
Chapter 8 DUTY II. Failure to Act III. Effect of a Contract IV. Mental Suffering V. Unborn Children VI. Pure Economic Loss |
511-529 551-589 560-567 495-508 NC 854-871 |
431-452 417-431 464-478 478-493 452-464 |
130-188 168-176 260-298 319-332 298-319 |
242-272 57-59, 214-216, 383-392 316-338 346-362 362-377 |
353-354, 495-512, 533-577 513-532 588-613 615-625 NC |
Chapter 9 OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS OF LAND II. Outside the Premises III. Injuries on the Premises Generally IV. Trespassers V. Licensees VI. Invitees VII. Rejection of Categories VIII. Liability of Lessors and Lessees IX. Vendors and Vendees |
549-560 529-533 533-536 536-538 536-538 539-550 545 NC |
494-499 NC 500-503, 513-515 503-506 506-512, 516-517 517-522 522-533 821 |
201-202 NC 191-194 188-193 188-193, 204-211 194-201 202-204 NC |
NC 230-231 233-236 231-232 231-232 236-242 NC NC |
361-362 359 355-367 355-361 355-361, 367-378 379-387 387-392 NC |
Chapter 10 DAMAGES I. Personal Injury Damages Generally II. Punitive Damages III. Recovery by Spouse or Children of Injured Party IV. Wrongful Death and Survivor |
845-871, 913-919 881-901 876-881 872-876 |
535-563 566-585 559, 1175-1177 586-608 |
710-750 750-776 294-298 17, 18, 736-742 |
584-640 650-662 338-346 649 |
11-17, 833-856 856-878 599-603 627-636 |
Chapter 11 DEFENSES IN NEGLIGENCE ACTIONS I. Contributory Negligence II. Comparative Negligence III. Assumption of Risk IV. Statute of Limitations V. Immunities |
302-333 355-374 333-355 NC 1305-1342 |
609-616 616-625 625-639 639-646 647-687 |
433-438, 455-458 438-455 458-489 505-506 217-259, 968-984 |
377-380 392-403 380-392 NC 403-409 |
283-284, 308-312 285-312 313-328 329-345 445-491 |
Chapter 12 VICARIOUS LIABILITY II. Employer-Employee Relationship III. Independent Contractors IV. Joint Enterprise V. Auto Consent Statutes, the “Family Purpose” Doctrine and Bailments |
691-699 699-707 699 152, 278-279 |
688-695 695-701 701-706 706-709 |
18-29 24-29 798 798-800 |
148-157 149-150, 153-154 157-158 158 |
639-654 654-666 667 668-669 |
Chapter 13 STRICT LIABILITY II. Animals III. Abnormally Dangerous Activities IV. Limitations on Strict Liability V. Worker’s Compensation |
615-625 626-646 956-984 |
713-719 719-737 737-744 1229-1238 |
NC 507-550 530 652-655, 829-852 |
451-455 455-478 470-478 690-706 |
672-674 683-691 687-691 895-931 |
Chapter 14 PRODUCTS LIABILITY I. Negligence II. Warranty III. Strict Liability IV. Design Defects V. Duty to Warn VI. Who may be a Defendant VII. Interests that may be Protected VIII. Defenses Based on Plaintiff’s Conduct IX. Defenses Based on Federal Regulation, including Preemption |
716-725 725-727, 733-735, 749-751 727-733, 735-742, 756-761 761-784 784-811 751-756 743-749 811-821 821-841 |
419-425, 746-748 748-760 760-766, 794-799, 830-832 766-786 786-794 817-828 828-829 799-817 807-817 |
551-562 556-557, 561-562 561-571, 637-641 489-505, 571-599 599-628, 641-647 564-566, 648-650, 655-660 660-673 628-637, 650-652 489-505 |
480-483 483-492 492-516 524-560 560-578 507-508 500-502 516-524 NC |
693-694 695-696, 765-766 696-700, 705-711, 747-752 712-733 734-747, 765-766 777-785 700-705 753-765 766-774 |
Chapter 15 NUISANCE II. Public Nuisance III. Private Nuisance |
680-690 646-680 |
833-839 833-863 |
698-709 681-698 |
413-415 415-450 |
682-683 675-683 |
Chapter 16 MISREPRESENTATION II. Intentional Misrepresentation (“Deceit”) III. Negligent Misrepresentation IV. Strict Liability |
1198-1232 1232-1243 NC |
1062-1071, 1097-1116 1071-1080, 1083-1097 1081-1083 |
1235-1255 1246-1253 NC |
861-875, 885-897 875-885, 890-897 881-885 |
1027-1033, 1043-1051 1035-1041 1041-1043 |
Chapter 17 DEFAMATION I. General Principles II. Defamatory Communication III. Libel vs. Slander IV. Publication V. Intent VI. Privileges VII. Remedies |
1021-1023 1033-1049, 1070-1076 1049-1055 1019-1033 1056-1058, 1099-1130 1076-1099 1058-1070 |
864-865 865-886, 943-959 886-893 893-905 905-943 960-969 969-975 |
NC 985-1001, 1009-1011, 1033-1034, 1099-1117 1002-1009 989-990 1040-1099 1011-1029, 1034-1040, 1117-1128 1002-1009, 1029-1032 |
765-766 766-772, 788-789 775-778 778-781 792-809 782-788 772-775 |
965-969 967-968 968-969 967, 976 971-985 969-971 968 |
Chapter 18 MISCELLANEOUS TORTS I. Invasion of Privacy II. Misuse Of Legal Procedure III. Interference with Advantageous Relations IV. Interference with Family and Political Relations |
1132-1196 NC 1245-1303 NC |
976-1019 1041-1059 1117-1174 1020-1040 |
1134-1232 915 1255-1278 929-932 |
813-859 NC 898-918 NC |
991-997, 1018-1020 985-991 1001-1025 68-71, 997-999 |