tortfeasor liability to third parties
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From 275 U.S. 303 - Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint · 1927Most cited · 1,045 citing opinions
a tort to the person or property of one man does not make the tort-feasor liable to another merely because the injured person was under a contract with that other unknown to the doer of the wrong. The law does not spread its protection so far.