due care
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 351 U.S. 173 - Hatahley v. United States · 1956Most cited · 825 citing opinions
Federal Tort Claims Act exception · construing 28 U.S.C. § 1346 · Federal Tort Claims Act
Due care' implies at least some minimal concern for the rights of others.
How often courts cite the case defining “due care”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “due care” — 825 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.