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Restatement of the Law Second,

Torts

This work, widely relied upon and often cited by the courts, offers comprehensive and concise coverage of the law of torts, with scholarly and analytical discussion of particular rules. These volumes constitute a revision of the original Restatement of Torts and supersede the original work. Portions of this work are superseded by the Restatement Third of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm (2010/2012), Apportionment of Liability (2000), Products Liability (1998), and Liability for Economic Harm (2020).

553 pages, 1965, #5204

The coverage of Volume 1 includes intentional invasions of interests in personality; privilege arising from consent to intended invasions of interests of personality; defenses of person, land, and chattels-recaption; arrest and prevention of crime; and military orders, discipline, and protection of others, among other topics. It contains Sections 1 to 280.

The coverage of Volume 1 includes intentional invasions of interests in personality; privilege arising from consent to intended invasions of interests of personality; defenses of person, land, and chattels-recaption; arrest and prevention of crime; military orders, discipline, and protection of others; invasions of the interest in the exclusive possession of land and its physical condition (trespass on land); privileged entries on land; intentional invasions of interests in the present and future possession of chattels; privileges intentionally to invade interests in present and future possession of chattels; and causal relation necessary to liability for intentional invasions of interests of personality, land, and chattels.

Division 1. Intentional Harms to Persons, Land, and Chattels 
  Chapter 1. Meaning of Terms Used Throughout the Restatement of Torts 
  Chapter 2. Intentional Invasions of Interests in Personality 
  Chapter 3. Privilege Arising from Consent to Intended Invasions of Interests of Personality 
  Chapter 4. Defenses of Person, Land, and Chattels-Recaption 
  Chapter 5. Arrest and Prevention of Crime 
  Chapter 6. Military Orders, Discipline, and Protection of Others 
  Chapter 7. Invasions of the Interest in the Exclusive Possession of Land and its Physical Condition (Trespass on Land) 
  Chapter 8. Privileged Entries on Land 
  Chapter 9. Intentional Invasions of Interests in the Present and Future Possession of Chattels 
  Chapter 10. Privileges Intentionally to Invade Interests in Present and Future Possession of Chattels 
  Chapter 11. Causal Relation Necessary to Liability for Intentional Invasions of Interests of Personality, Land, and Chattels
 

Reporters:
William L. Prosser, University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA
John W. Wade, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, TN
Associate Reporter for Chapter 41:
Frank J. Trelease, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA

646 pages, 1965, #5492

Volume 2, Negligence, covers general principles; liability for condition and use of land; liability of persons supplying chattels for the use of others; liability of an employer of an independent contractor; the causal relation necessary to responsibility for negligence; contributory negligence; assumption of risk; negligent invasions of interests in the physical condition of land and chattels; and reckless disregard of safety. It contains Sections 281 to 503.

Volume 2, Negligence, covers general principles; liability for condition and use of land; liability of persons supplying chattels for the use of others; liability of an employer of an independent contractor; the causal relation necessary to responsibility for negligence; contributory negligence; assumption of risk; negligent invasions of interests in the physical condition of land and chattels; and reckless disregard of safety.

Division 2. Negligence 
  Chapter 12. General Principles 
  Chapter 13. Liability for Condition and Use of Land 
  Chapter 14. Liability of Persons Supplying Chattels for the Use of Others 
  Chapter 15. Liability of an Employer of an Independent Contractor 
  Chapter 16. The Causal Relation Necessary to Responsibility for Negligence 
  Chapter 17. Contributory Negligence 
  Chapter 17 A. Assumption of Risk 
  Chapter 18. Negligent Invasions of Interests in the Physical Condition of Land and Chattels 
  Chapter 19. Reckless Disregard of Safety
 

Reporters:
William L. Prosser, University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA
John W. Wade, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, TN
Associate Reporter for Chapter 41:
Frank J. Trelease, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA

585 pages, 1977, #5205

Volume 3 covers strict liability; misrepresentation; defamation; injurious falsehood; privacy; unjustifiable litigation; and interference in domestic relations. It contains Sections 504 to 707A.

Volume 3 covers strict liability; misrepresentation; defamation; injurious falsehood; privacy; unjustifiable litigation; and interference in domestic relations.

Division 3. Strict Liability 
  Chapter 20. Liability of Possessors and Harborers of Animals 
  Chapter 21. Abnormally Dangerous Activities

Division 4. Misrepresentation 
  Chapter 22. Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure Causing Pecuniary Loss 
  Chapter 23. Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure in Miscellaneous Transactions

Division 5. Defamation 
  Chapter 24. Invasions of Interest in Repudiation 
  Chapter 25. Defenses to Actions for Defamation 
  Chapter 26. Burden of Proof and Function of Judge and Jury in Actions for Defamation 
  Chapter 27. Measure of Damages in Actions for Defamation

Division 6. Injurious Falsehood 
  Chapter 28. Injurious Falsehood

Division 6A. Privacy 
  Chapter 28A. Invasion of Privacy

Division 7. Unjustifiable Litigation 
  Chapter 29. Wrongful Prosecution of Criminal Proceedings 
  Chapter 30. Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings 
  Chapter 31. Abuse of Process

Division 8. Interference in Domestic Relations 
  Chapter 32. Marriage Relation 
  Chapter 33. Relation of Parent and Child
 

Reporters:
William L. Prosser, University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA
John W. Wade, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, TN
Associate Reporter for Chapter 41:
Frank J. Trelease, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA

649 pages, 1979, #5206

Volume 4 covers interference with advantageous economic relations; invasions of interests in land other than by trespass; miscellaneous rules; defenses applicable to all tort claims; and remedies. It contains Sections 708-End.

Volume 4 covers interference with advantageous economic relations; invasions of interests in land other than by trespass; miscellaneous rules; defenses applicable to all tort claims; and remedies.

Division 9. Interference with Advantageous Economic Relations 
  Chapter 37. Interference with Contract or Prospective Contractual Relation 
  Chapter 37A. Interference with Other Forms of Advantageous Economic Relations

Division 10. Invasions of Interests in Land Other Than By Trespass 
  Chapter 39. Interests in the Support of Land 
  Chapter 40. Nuisance 
  Chapter 41. Interference with the Use of Water (“Riparian Rights”)

Division 11. Miscellaneous Rules 
  Chapter 42. Interference with Various Protected Interests 
  Chapter 43. Rules Applicable to Certain Types of Conduct 
  Chapter 44. Contributing Tortfeasors

Division 12. Defenses Applicable to All Tort Claims 
  Chapter 45. Justification and Excuse 
  Chapter 45A. Immunities 
  Chapter 46. Discharge

Division 13. Remedies 
  Chapter 47. Damages 
  Chapter 48. Injunction 

Index
 

Reporters:
William L. Prosser, University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA
John W. Wade, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, TN
Associate Reporter for Chapter 41:
Frank J. Trelease, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA

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