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Tort versus crime in frontier justice and civil trials
A Texas law influenced column explains the distinction between crimes and torts and how a negligent act may lead to civil damages and criminal charges. It uses examples from a beauty operator case and compares required proof beyond reasonable doubt with civil fault standards. It notes Rockefeller Center elevators carrying a billion passengers in twenty years.
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