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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

John Joseph Clarke, Jr., a Minor, by Muriel Clarke, His Mother and Next Friend, and Muriel Clarke v. Dagmar O'COnnOr, 435 F.2d 104 (1970)

Citation
John Joseph Clarke, Jr., a Minor, by Muriel Clarke, His Mother and Next Friend, and Muriel Clarke v. Dagmar O'COnnOr, 435 F.2d 104 (1970)
Parent Document
John Joseph Clarke, Jr., a Minor, by Muriel Clarke, His Mother and Next Friend, and Muriel Clarke v. Dagmar O'COnnOr, 435 F.2d 104 (1970)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1970-10-15

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In reviewing the correctness of this determination, we are mindful that the concept of “duty” known to the law of torts is a rather artificial one, and that in deciding whether a duty existed, the real question to be answered is whether the law should safeguard the plaintiff from the consequences of the defendant’s conduct. As Dean Prosser has put it,