Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

landmark decision

A judicial decision tha significantly changes existing law. ( Example; are Brown v. Board of Educ., 347 U.S. 483, 7~ S.Ct. 686 (1954) (holding that segregation it public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause), and Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R., 16: N.E. 99 (ICY. 1928) (establishing that a defen dant's duty in a negligence action is limited t( plaintiffs within the apparent zone of danger -that is, plaintiffs to whom damage could be reasonably foreseen). - Also termed landmark case. Cf. LEADING CASE.