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First Principles of Business Law |
| The tort of Negligence |
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6. Causation |
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6.1.2. Distinguishing different types of harm |
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Read the following facts and then answer the question. A drives his car at an unsafe speed on a busy road and as a result collides with another car driven by B. B is treated in hospital for cuts and a broken leg. B's car is so badly damaged that it has to be towed away. Because of his broken leg, B is unable to work for a month and loses four weeks of regular income. What types of harm have occurred in these circumstances that would be actionable under the tort of Negligence? Click on all three possibilities listed below to see if you are right. |
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1. Physical harm to a person? 2. Physical harm to property? 3. Purely economic harm? |
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