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The propounder of the 'Pigeonhole Theory of Tort' is

Salmond put forward the "pigeon-hole" theory: there is no general principle of liability in tort, only a set of specific, named torts, and a claimant must fit the wrong into…

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Salmond put forward the "pigeon-hole" theory: there is no general principle of liability in tort, only a set of specific, named torts, and a claimant must fit the wrong into one of these pigeon-holes; hence he wrote of the law of "torts". Winfield took the opposite, wider view that all unjustified harm is tortious unless justified, and spoke of the law of "tort". Austin was a jurist of the analytical school, and the theory is not his.

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