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| United States v. Carroll Towing Co. | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Full case name | United States et al. v. Carroll Towing Co., Inc., et al. |
| Decided | January 9 1947 |
| Citation | 159 F.2d 169 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Learned Hand, Harrie B. Chase, Jerome Frank |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Hand, joined by Chase, Frank |
United States v. Carroll Towing Co., 159 F.2d 169 (2d. Cir. 1947),[1] is a decision from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that proposed a test to determine the standard of care for the tort of negligence. The judgment was written by Judge Learned Hand wherein he described what is now called the Hand formula, a classic example of a balancing test.
- ^ United States v. Carroll Towing Co., 159 F.2d 169 (2d. Cir. 1947).
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