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Tort Law Poem

By Stuart Buck

In an old notebook, I came across a Dr.-Seuss-style poem that I wrote in my first-year Torts class with Jon Hanson, in the spring of 1998. Law students might enjoy this: A very, very learned manWent by the name of Mr. Hand.A famous judge, he was the sortWho redefined the law of tort. The T.J. Hooper was the case, Where Hand was called upon to face,A tug that failed to stay afloat. It even sank another boat. A sudden storm had struck. Oh no!The tugboat had no radio. If it had heard the storm report, It might have sailed back into port. But as it was, the boats were lost. (An example of a true sunk cost.)The tug was negligent, said Hand.It should have made it back to land. A radio would have saved the day.The tug owner should have to pay. Defer to custom? No sirree...continue to full post

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