Palsgraf Rule

Palsgraf Rule
The rule derived from the case of Palsgraf v. Long Island R. Co., 248 N.Y. 339, 162 N.E. 99, to the effect that one who is negligent is liable only for the harm or injury which is within the orbit of foreseeability and not for every injury which follows from his negligence.

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