| Venue: | NY Court of Appeals |
| Facts: | A kid swinging a big wire zaps himself on Bullock's trolley wires while walking across a bridge under which the trolley runs. |
| Posture: | Trial finding for plaintiff, affirmed at the appellate division. |
| Issue: | Is this negligence? |
| Holding: | No. Reversed. |
| Rule: | To hold people strictly liable for facts beyond their control makes them into insurers. |
| Reasoning: | The defendant's business was legal, and wasn't doing anything extra-risky. This kind of mishap is essentially unforeseeable. |
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