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Day by Day:
Week No 1
MONDAY August 24 No 1
0. About the Course
No reading required for this for today.
1. Intentional Tort Claims
Read Packet 1 (pp. 3-12) in Reading Bundle 1 [pdf].
Cases within this day's reading:
- Garratt v. Dailey
- Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel
TUESDAY August 25 No 2
1. Intentional Tort Claims, continued
Read Packet 2 (pp. 13-19) in Reading Bundle 1 [pdf].
Cases within this day's reading:
- Leichtman v. WLW Jacor
- Bohrmann v. Maine Yankee Atomic Power
WEDNESDAY August 26 No 3
1. Intentional Tort Claims, continued
Read Packet 3 (pp. 21-26) in Reading Bundle 1 [pdf].
Cases within this day's reading:
- I de S et Ux v. W de S
- Sousanis v. Northwest Airlines
Week No 2
MONDAY August 31 No 4
0. About the Course, continued
Spend at least one hour reviewing JD Edge's advice and counsel regarding reading, preparing for class, what to expect in class, how classes are taught, etc.
Read A Populist Manifesto for Learning the Law, 60 Journal of Legal Education 41 (2010), available and unpaywalled via SSRN and JLE, or available via Westlaw and Lexis.
TUESDAY September 1 No 5
0. About the Course, continued
Please read the syllabus, if you haven't yet.
1. Intentional Tort Claims to the Person, the Common Law
Methodology, and Analytical Fundamentals, continued
Read Chapter 1 (i.e., pp. 30-51) in TCC (Conic 3.Beta Edition), Volume One [pdf].
5. Blackletter Overview
Read Chapter 2 (i.e., pp. 52-61) in TCC (Conic 3.Beta Edition), Volume One [pdf].
WEDNESDAY September 2 No 6
1. Intentional Tort Claims to the Person, the Common Law
Methodology, and Analytical Fundamentals, continued
Read Chapter 3, and Chapter 4 §§ A, B, & C1. (i.e., pp. 63-101) in TCC (Conic 3.Beta Edition), Volume One [pdf].
Cases within this day's reading:
- Garratt v. Dailey
Week No 3
MONDAY September 7
No class — Labor Day
TUESDAY September 8 No 7
1. Intentional Tort Claims to the Person, the Common Law
Methodology, and Analytical Fundamentals, continued
Read the rest of Chapter 4 (i.e., pp. 101-113) in TCC (Conic 3.Beta Edition), Volume One [pdf].
Cases within this day's reading:
- Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel
- Leichtman v. WLW Jacor
- Bohrmann v. Maine Yankee Atomic Power
WEDNESDAY September 9 No 8
1. Intentional Tort Claims to the Person, the Common Law
Methodology, and Analytical Fundamentals, continued
Read Chapter 5 (i.e., pp. 114-131) in TCC (Conic 3.Beta Edition), Volume One [pdf].
Cases within this day's reading:
- I de S et Ux v. W de S
- He v. Rubio