The Law of Torts

Fifth Edition

Joseph W. Glannon

Professor of Law

Suffolk University Law School

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Glannon, Joseph W., author.

The law of torts / Joseph W. Glannon, Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School.—Fifth edition.

pages cm.—(Examples and explanations)

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-4548-5011-3

1. Torts—United States. I. Title.

KF1250.Z9G58 2015

346.7303—dc23

2014047006