Frederick Collin

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Frederick Collin was an American jurist who served as a judge on the New York Court of Appeals and authored the landmark opinion in MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., which helped establish modern product liability law.

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instanceOf American
judge
jurist
person
areaOfInfluence United States tort law NERFINISHED
product liability law
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer New York Court of Appeals NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork jurisprudence
law
genre judicial opinion
hasRole appellate judge
influenced development of duty of care in negligence law
jurisdiction New York NERFINISHED
knownFor authoring the opinion in MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
contributions to modern product liability law
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem common law
memberOf New York judiciary NERFINISHED
notableAchievement helped establish modern product liability law through MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
notableWork opinion in MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
occupation judge
jurist
positionHeld judge of the New York Court of Appeals
significantCourtCase MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. NERFINISHED
workLocation New York NERFINISHED

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MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. judge Frederick Collin