“No Duty” Doctrine Abolished in Negligence Actions in Texas
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1978
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Texas Tech Law Review
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Describes the Texas Supreme Court’s case Parker v. Highland Park, Inc. In Parker, the Court abolished the no duty doctrine, which stated that one owes no duty in negligence causes of action when the danger is open and obvious. Going forward courts will now use “issue resolution” according to theories of negligence, contributory negligence, and comparative negligence.
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No duty, Open and obvious, Negligence, Liability, Torts, Parker v. Highland Park, Inc., Case note
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10 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 278