Benjamin N. Cardozo

Benjamin N. Cardozo was a highly influential American judge and legal thinker, serving as a Supreme Court Justice in New York and later on the U.S. Supreme Court. He is known for establishing important principles in tort law, particularly the idea that each person has a duty to act reasonably to prevent harm to others. Cardozo emphasized fairness, judicial integrity, and the importance of societal expectations in legal decisions. His writings and judgments helped shape modern understandings of responsibility and negligence, making him a key figure in American legal history.