REPORT ON DUTY, BREACH OF DUTY

Report on Duty, Breach of Duty

Report on Duty, Breach of Duty

PALSGRAF v. LONG ISLAND R. CO

A man carrying a package jumped aboard a car of a train in motion and apparently unstable, as if about to fall, a guard at the car came forward to help and another guard on the platform pushed him from behind, during which the package was dislodged and fell on the tracks exploded, injuring the plaintiff, a passenger with the intent, which was on the platform several feet away. There was nothing in the appearance of the package to realize that ...