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Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)

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Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Parent Document
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1997-09-23

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"Public policy is a very unruly horse, and when you are once astride it you never know where it will carry you.” Tracey v. Franklin, 67 A.2d 56, 58 (Del.1949) (quoting Burroughs, J. in Richardson v. Mellish, 2 Bing. 229); see also 14 Samuel Williston, A Treatise on the Law of Contracts, § 1629, at 7-8 (3d ed.1972). "Manifestly, the [public policy] principle may not be invoked by the judges of a court to promote their private notions of good or expedient policy.” Bartron v. Codington County, 68 S.D. 309, 2 N.W.2d 337, 343 (1942).