United States v. Carroll Towing Co.

Target entity: United States v. Carroll Towing Co.
Context triple: [Learned Hand, notableWork, United States v. Carroll Towing Co.]

• A. California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited
  California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the limits of First Amendment petitioning rights when parties allegedly use governmental and judicial processes as part of an anticompetitive scheme in violation of antitrust laws.
• B. National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan
  National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the time limits for filing employment discrimination claims, distinguishing between discrete acts and continuing violations under Title VII.
• C. MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
  MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. is a landmark 1916 New York Court of Appeals case that expanded manufacturers’ liability in negligence to consumers, even without privity of contract.
• D. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins
  Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins is a landmark 1938 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended the practice of federal general common law and required federal courts in diversity cases to apply state substantive law.
• E. District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co.
  District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. is a 1953 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the enforceability of an 1872 D.C. civil rights law prohibiting racial discrimination in restaurants.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: United States v. Carroll Towing Co.
Target entity description: United States v. Carroll Towing Co. is a landmark 1947 U.S. federal court case famous for Judge Learned Hand’s formulation of the “Hand formula” for determining negligence in tort law.

• A. California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited
  California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the limits of First Amendment petitioning rights when parties allegedly use governmental and judicial processes as part of an anticompetitive scheme in violation of antitrust laws.
• B. National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan
  National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the time limits for filing employment discrimination claims, distinguishing between discrete acts and continuing violations under Title VII.
• C. MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
  MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. is a landmark 1916 New York Court of Appeals case that expanded manufacturers’ liability in negligence to consumers, even without privity of contract.
• D. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins
  Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins is a landmark 1938 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended the practice of federal general common law and required federal courts in diversity cases to apply state substantive law.
• E. District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co.
  District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. is a 1953 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the enforceability of an 1872 D.C. civil rights law prohibiting racial discrimination in restaurants.
• F. None of above. chosen