Chapter 2 Negligence: basic principles Contents Introduction 13 2.1 2.2 2.3 Structure of the tort 13 Organisation of the chapters 14 Policy questions 14 Introduction Negligence is the most important modern tort: its study should occupy about half the course. It is important because of the great volume of reported cases and because it is founded on a principle of wide and general application. This chapter explains the basic structure of the tort and describes the organisation of the material in
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-30642 April 30‚ 1985 PERFECTO S. FLORESCA‚ in his own behalf and on behalf of the minors ROMULO and NESTOR S. FLORESCA; and ERLINDA FLORESCA-GABUYO‚ PEDRO S. FLORESCA‚ JR.‚ CELSO S. FLORESCA‚ MELBA S. FLORESCA‚ JUDITH S. FLORESCA and CARMEN S. FLORESCA; LYDIA CARAMAT VDA. DE MARTINEZ in her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children LINDA‚ ROMEO‚ ANTONIO JEAN and ELY‚ all surnamed Martinez; and DANIEL MARTINEZ and TOMAS
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is a two-stage test of establishing legal proximity and considering public policies‚ following the fulfilment of the threshold of factual foreseeability. The Spandeck test is said to be universal and applicable to all types of harm resulting from negligence. Claims for physical injury‚ psychiatric injury and pure economic losses have been successfully addressed with the Spandeck test. Similarly‚ cases concerning occupier’s liability can be addressed by applying the Spandeck test too to determine whether
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Week 7 Breach of the Duty of Care Negligence Duty of care Established or novel duty? Is it a non-delegable duty? What is the scope of the duty? Breach of duty What is the relevant standard of care? Has the standard been breached? Damage Is it recognized by law? Was the breach a necessary condition of the harm? Is the harm within the scope of the defendant’s liability? Breach of Duty The fault part of the negligence action An act or omission of the defendant A failure to act as a reasonable person
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NEGLIGENCE I: The legal issue here is whether Defendant is negligent towards Plaintiff R: To prove negligence‚ P must prove 3 elements: (1) duty of care; (2) breach of duty of care; (3) causation &remoteness. I. DUTY OF CARE I: Prove physical injury/ not (Neither his body nor Properties were damaged) - Therefore‚ the legal issue is whether D owed P a DOC for... II. BREACH OF the DUTY OF CARE: I: The legal issue is whether D failed to meet the standard of care to P R: A D has breached
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liability or negligence‚ which allows a person injured by an unreasonably dangerous product to recover damages from the manufacturer or seller of the product even in the absence of a contract or negligent conduct on the part of the manufacturer or seller (Bagley‚ 2013). Therefore‚ Wood should recover damages even if the seller exercised all possible care in the manufacture and sale of the product‚ because the defect in the product is the basis for liability (Bagley‚ 2013). Negligence claims could
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of the area of law under which Changwa can bring an action is in the tort of negligence. Accordingly‚ he must bring this action firstly against the pub manager for the cockroach found in the food. Secondly‚ the action must be brought against the manufacturers of the red wine. This is so because the pub manager is merely the retailer with no opportunity to temper with the contents of the red wine. The law of negligence dates back as far as 1856 when Lord Baron Alderson in Blyth v Birmingham Water
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contributory negligence. Duplechin also contends that the trial court erred in negligent. Allstate further contends that the coverage under its policy which excludes injury intended or expected by the insured. Issue: 1. Whether the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence and assume the risk of particular accident? 2. Whether the defendant Allstate coverage was excluded under the terms of its policy or not? 3. Whether the Duplechin’s action was intended tort or negligence? Holding:
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causation scope of liability Defences: Contributory negligence Remedies: Compensatory damages Consequential damage Lost opportunity Fraudulent misrepresentation (deceit) = A false representation made by one‚ who either has knowledge of its falsity‚ or is reckless as to its truth‚ with the intention that the Pl should act on it‚ and which causes damage as a result = A separate tort (and not a negligence action) Representation of Fact Oral‚ written‚ conduct‚ intention
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124 Nev. 213‚ 180 P.3d 1172(2008) PROCEDURAL HISTORY The case begin when Mrs. Turner filed a complaint in district court against the Las Vegas 51s‚ alleging negligence and Mr. Turner complaint for loss of consortium‚ and negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED). The district court concluded that Mrs. Turner’s negligence claim failed because the Las Vegas 51s did not owe a duty to protect her from the foul ball in question. Also‚ Mr. Turner’s claim for loss of consortium and NIED failed
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