Anon

King's Bench

87 Eng. Rep. 791 (K.B. 1703)

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The casebook excerpt does not provide the underlying facts of this early English case.

IssueFree

Whether a person who receives a benefit or protection under a statute has a right to recover damages if the statute is violated.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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