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Sir John Salmond propounded the "pigeon-hole theory" of tortious liability, according to which the law of torts consists of a body of specific, nominate torts (likened to a…

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Who among the following is associated with the view that the "law of torts consists of a neat set of pigeon-holes"?

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Sir John Salmond propounded the "pigeon-hole theory" of tortious liability, according to which the law of torts consists of a body of specific, nominate torts (likened to a set of pigeon-holes), and a plaintiff can succeed only by placing the wrong within one of those recognized categories. By contrast, Percy H. Winfield advocated the wider view that all unjustifiable harm is tortious unless excused.

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