Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad

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Today I am going to help you understand Palsgraf v Long Island Railroad.

Cardozo’s majority opinion determined that the railroad owed no duty of care to Helen Palsgraf because she was not within the range of apprehension. In other words, she was not a foreseeable plaintiff and foreseeable plaintiffs are determined under the duty element, not the proximate cause element.

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