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Russell Turner Case Summary

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Russell Turner (Petitioner) brought causes of action against Smith 's Pharmacy (Respondent) for negligence, for failing act with reasonable care by providing prescription labels in large enough print, with knowledge that the Petitioner suffered from vision impairment. The court ruled in favor of Smith 's Pharmacy because Petitioner failed to establish the Respondents proximate cause— when Petitioner took a prescription he was uncertain of. The court held that it was unforeseeable to the pharmacist that the Petitioner would mistakenly take the wrong medication. The court applied the general elements for negligence: proof that a duty existed, the duty was breached, and the breach was the proximate cause of the harm. The question is whether a

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