Eggshell skull - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

�Eggshell skull� refers to a legal doctrine, which holds that a defendant�s liability in a tort claim is not mitigated by a plaintiff�s unforeseeable, pre-existing susceptibility to injury. Under the doctrine, a defendant is liable for any injury proximately caused by the commission of a tort, even if it is the result of a plaintiff�s peculiar characteristic, such as a skull as thin as an eggshell. A defendant �takes their victim as they find them� under this doctrine. See, e.g. Vosburg v. Putney, 50 N.W. 403 (Wisc. 1891)�