Katko v. Briney
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katko-v-briney-177-5425326
title:
Katko v. Briney
text:
Katko v. Briney, 183 N.W.2d 657, is a court case decided by the Iowa Supreme Court, in which homeowners Edward and Bertha Briney were held liable for battery for injuries caused to trespasser Marvin Katko, who set off a spring gun set as a mantrap in an uninhabited house on their property. The case thereafter received wide attention in legal circles, becoming a staple of tort law casebooks and law school courses.
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Court case decided by the Iowa Supreme Court
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katko_v._Briney
date created:
2005-06-13T15:05:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:38:06Z
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