public duty doctrine

public duty doctrine
public duty doctrine n: a doctrine in tort law: a government entity (as a state or municipality) cannot be held liable for the injuries of an individual resulting from a public officer's or employee's breach of a duty owed to the public as a whole as distinguished from a duty owed to the particular individual – called also public duty rule; see also special duty doctrine

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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