Legal duty requires specific characteristics present in all precedent cases

Evidence

In all the decisions that have been analysed a duty of care has been held to exist wherever the conduct and the relationship possessed each of the characteristics A, B, C, D, etc., and has not so far been found to exist when any of these characteristics were absent. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 679

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 679
• XREF: connects to: Legal classifications and rules evolve through ongoing application to cases — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 243; Common-law principles help judges determine if case differences are significant — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 715; Deductive legal analysis applies established characteristic propositions to new cases — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 680 (+12 more)

Library Connections

• Inductive generalization derives universal legal rules from repeated particular case outcomes #complicates (0.65) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 546
• Stated precedent rules often fail to determine later case outcomes #complicates (0.60) — Burton, Steven J, An Introduction to Law and Legal…, 216
• The legal form of composition fallacies moves from specifics to generalities. #complicates (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1219
• Elevating a single case holding to a principle causes improper legal breadth. #complicates (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 136

Broader Connections

• The scope and meaning of legal rules depend on factual similarities #corroborates (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 151
• A case is precedent only when material facts match exactly #corroborates (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1299
• A binding precedent obliges courts to follow it or distinguish it. #expands (0.70) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 102
• Deductive legal analysis applies established characteristic propositions to new cases #expands (0.65) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 680
• Legal classifications and rules evolve through ongoing application to cases #expands (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 243
• A case precedent only holds for the precise issue before it #qualifies (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1237
• Common-law principles help judges determine if case differences are significant #expands (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 715
• Deductive legal reasoning requires identifying the controlling major premise. #expands (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 751
• The Rule of Law values predictability and uniformity over individual justice #qualifies (0.50) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 61