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Wharton's Rule

Wharton's Rule [after Francis Wharton (1820-89), American lawyer and author, who formulated it] : a rule that prohibits the prosecution

special hazard rule : an exception to the going and coming rule that allows an employee to recover from an employer

Road, Rule of the, the old common law rule, in riding or driving, to keep on the left side (sometimes

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rule of completeness :a rule permitting a party to require introduction of the rest of or more of a

Mansfield rule often cap R [after William Murray, first Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), British jurist who set forth the rule]

Durham rule [from Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (1954), a case heard by the District of Columbia Court

fellow-servant rule : a common-law rule or doctrine in tort law: an employer is not liable for injuries inflicted on

final rule : a rule promulgated by an administrative agency after the public has had an opportunity to comment on

four corners rule : a rule holding that if a document (as a contract, deed, or will) appears on its face

rule in Shelley's case [from Wolfe v. Shelley, a 1581 English case invoking the rule] : a former common-law

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