Tedla v. Ellman
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Tedla v. Ellman (280 N.Y. 124, 19 N.E. 2d 987) was a 1939 New York Court of Appeals case that was influential in establishing the bounds of the negligence per se doctrine. Ordinarily, a statutory violation automatically constitutes negligence. However, the court, in an opinion written by Irving Lehman, instead held that because this violation occurred in a situation not anticipated by the drafters of the statute and the violation was in keeping with the spirit of the statute, it did not constitute negligence.
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Tedla v. Ellman | |
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Court | New York Court of Appeals |
Decided | 1939 |
Citation(s) | 280 N.Y. 124, 19 N.E. 2d 987[1] |
Case history | |
Prior history | Tedla v. Ellman, 253 App. Div. 764 Bachek v. Ellman, 253 App. Div. 764, affirmed |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Irving G. Hubbs, Harlan Watson Rippey, Edward R. Finch |
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