SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1935. Volume 6. Number 4.
Torts and the Undergrad, Mind
Torts and the Undergrad, Mind.
The principle involved in the tragic case of Byrne v. Boadle (1863) 2 H. and C., 722, where a barrel of flour rolled out of an open doorway on the upper floor of the defendant's warehouse, and fell upon the plaintiff, a passer-by, in the street below, thrilled the Torts' class last Friday morning at 8.44 a.m.
How was the plaintiff to know what was going on in Mr. Boadle's loft?" asked Prof. Williams. But the only answer he got was the discord of vulgar, undergrad, guffaws.