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Action on the case

A cause of action originating from the writ of trespass on the case. A feature of the writ was that the circumstances of the case were set out in it. Trespass on the case evolved into a number of nominate and innominate torts that are characterized by the need to prove fault and damage.
- Published in Law of Torts, 4th edition by Philip Osborne