First Principles of Business Law

Case study: The electrician

Question 6.

 

 

Assuming that Peter owed Miles a duty of care, do the facts suggest that this duty was breached or not?

 (a) On the known facts, it is likely that a court would find that Peter has not breached the duty of care he owed to Miles because, while the foreseeable harm is sufficiently serious and reasonably practical to avoid, its occurrence was not sufficiently likely.

(b) On the known facts, it is likely that a court would find that Peter has breached the duty of care he owed to Miles because the foreseeable harm is sufficiently likely, serious and reasonably practical to avoid.

(c) On the known facts, it is likely that a court would find that Peter has not breached the duty of care he owed to Miles because, while the foreseeable harm is sufficiently likely and serious, it was not reasonably practical to avoid it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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