Excerpt from The Law of Torts HE author's aim has changed somewhat since the first edition of this work was published. The book was originally written for the beginner; it is now intended as well for the advanced student, whether in the Law School or at the Bar. Hence (1) the substitution of the more complete statement of General Doctrine at the beginning for the slight Introduction of the first edition, (2) an extension of the text generally, and (3) a larger working equipment of notes. Some rearrangement too of chapters, or parts of chapters, has been found necessary either by recent decisions or by further experience in teaching. This is particularly true of the chapters dealing with interferences with Contract, and the long chapter on Negligence. It is proper to repeat what was said in the Preface to the first edition, that The end in View is sought by presenting and considering three or four fundamental duties, in which are found the elements of the law of Torts. These are (1) the duty to refrain from fraud and malice, (2) certain absolute duties - duties, that is to say, independent of any real or nominal attitude of mind, and (3) the duty to refrain from negligence.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.