pennsylvania rule

Pennsylvania rule. Torts. The principle that a tortfeasor who violates a statute in the process of causing an injury has the burden of showing that the violation did not cause the injury. The Pennsylvania, 86 U.S. (19 Wall.) 125, 136 (1874). [Cases: Collision 123; Shipping 86(2.3). C.J.S. Collision §§ 211–220.]

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译者Anne，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与投资顾问法联邦及地方注册相关的法律文件。