Private Law Theory

accident costs action activity advantage-taking allocation altruist analysis annulment apply argue argument benefits causation caused claim common law compensation concept contract law corrective justice courts damage decision defendant defendant's distributive justice doctrine duty easement economic effect efficiency enforce enterprise liability example excuse expectation interest fact fairness fault government largess H.L.A. Hart harm HARV imposed individual individualist industry injury involved James Barr Ames judge judicial justified land Law of Torts libertarian liberty license limited measure ment moral negligence notion nuisance oligopoly owner ownership paradigm particular parties person plaintiff position possible principle private law problem production promise question reason recovery redistribution regulation reliance interest Restatement result risk rules sense situation social society standard strict liability substantive supra note theory thing tion tort law transactions trespass utilitarian wealth welfare widgets wrongful losses YALE L.J.