Restatement (Second) of Torts
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Restatement (Second) of Torts is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically summarizes and clarifies U.S. tort law principles for courts, practitioners, and scholars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Restatement (Second) of Torts canonical | 3 |
| Restatement (Second) of Torts approach to duty and proximate cause | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2715935 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Restatement (Second) of Torts Context triple: [American Law Institute, notableWork, Restatement (Second) of Torts]
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A.
Copyright: Cases and Materials
"Copyright: Cases and Materials" is a leading law school casebook on U.S. copyright law, co-authored by Jane C. Ginsburg and widely used for teaching and scholarly reference.
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B.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. is a landmark 1928 New York Court of Appeals case, authored by Judge Benjamin Cardozo, that established the modern American doctrine of proximate cause and foreseeability in negligence law.
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C.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
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D.
Act in Restraint of Appeals
The Act in Restraint of Appeals was a 1533 English law that curtailed appeals to the Pope and asserted the king’s supremacy over the Church in England, paving the way for the English Reformation.
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E.
The Growth of the Law
The Growth of the Law is a seminal legal treatise by Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores how judicial decision-making and evolving social needs shape the development of common law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Restatement (Second) of Torts Target entity description: Restatement (Second) of Torts is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically summarizes and clarifies U.S. tort law principles for courts, practitioners, and scholars.
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A.
Copyright: Cases and Materials
"Copyright: Cases and Materials" is a leading law school casebook on U.S. copyright law, co-authored by Jane C. Ginsburg and widely used for teaching and scholarly reference.
-
B.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. is a landmark 1928 New York Court of Appeals case, authored by Judge Benjamin Cardozo, that established the modern American doctrine of proximate cause and foreseeability in negligence law.
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C.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
-
D.
Act in Restraint of Appeals
The Act in Restraint of Appeals was a 1533 English law that curtailed appeals to the Pope and asserted the king’s supremacy over the Church in England, paving the way for the English Reformation.
-
E.
The Growth of the Law
The Growth of the Law is a seminal legal treatise by Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores how judicial decision-making and evolving social needs shape the development of common law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restatement of the Law
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legal treatise ⓘ secondary legal authority ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Restatement (Second) of Torts self-link ⓘ |
| approach |
formulation of black-letter rules with comments and illustrations
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restatement of common law rules ⓘ |
| authorityType | nonbinding ⓘ |
| category |
American legal literature
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tort law treatises ⓘ |
| citationPractice | frequently cited in judicial opinions ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
American Law Institute
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surface form:
American Law Institute reporters and advisers
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field | tort law ⓘ |
| goal | to promote clarity and uniformity in tort law ⓘ |
| influenceOn | development of American tort law ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
courts
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legal practitioners ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Restatements of the Law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | persuasive authority ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
includes comments that interpret and qualify black-letter rules
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provides illustrations to explain application of rules ⓘ |
| predecessor | Restatement (First) of Torts ⓘ |
| publisher | American Law Institute ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify U.S. tort law principles
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to summarize U.S. tort law principles ⓘ |
| structure | organized into sections with black-letter rules, comments, and illustrations ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
damages in tort
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defamation ⓘ intentional torts ⓘ misrepresentation ⓘ negligence ⓘ nuisance ⓘ privacy ⓘ products liability ⓘ strict liability ⓘ |
| successor | Restatement (Third) of Torts ⓘ |
| topicCoverage |
economic loss
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emotional distress ⓘ interference with advantageous relations ⓘ invasion of rights in land and chattels ⓘ liability for physical harm ⓘ |
| usedBy |
federal courts in the United States
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state courts in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Restatement (Second) of Torts Description of subject: Restatement (Second) of Torts is a highly influential legal treatise that systematically summarizes and clarifies U.S. tort law principles for courts, practitioners, and scholars.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Restatement (Second) of Torts approach to duty and proximate cause