Quote#Wisdom
Danger invites rescue. … The wrongdoer may not have foreseen the…
Quote byBenjamin N. Cardozo · 1870–1938
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Judicial opinions, Wagner v. International Railway Co., 232 N.Y. 13 (N.Y. 1926), setting forth the rescue doctrine which holds negligent parties liable not only for injury to the victim, but to those who attempt to rescue the victim..
English (original)
Danger invites rescue. … The wrongdoer may not have foreseen the coming of a deliverer. He is accountable as if he had.
— Benjamin N. Cardozo
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