Law Of Torts - Study Mode
[#731] Vicarious liability in case of independent contractor does not arise
Correct Answer
(A) As only what to do is present
[#732] For an action of tort of negligence to be successful, which of the following is required to be proved
Correct Answer
(B) Damages sustained due to breach of duty towards the person bringing the action
[#733] A sues B for negligence in providing him with a carriage for hire not reasonably fit for use, where by A was injured. The fact that B was habitually negligent about the carriages which he let to hire is:
Correct Answer
(B) Irrelevant
[#734] Consider the following statements: 1. A Circus Company keeps wild animals and trains them. One of them escapes and causes injury to a spectator. Company is not liable. 2. A person who brings and keeps any dangerous thing, keeps it at his risk, if it escapes and causes damages he is liable. Of these statements
Correct Answer
(D) 1 is false but 2 is true
[#735] The plaintiff was travelling in a bus belonging to the State Road Transport Corporation resting her elbow on the windowsill. The bus was moving on the highway outside the town area. A truck coming from the opposite direction hit her elbow as a result of which she received severe injuries. The bus and the truck, however, did not come in contact with each other. The plaintiff claimed damages against the drivers of the bus as well as the truck. On which one of the following grounds were the defendants held liable, if any?
Correct Answer
(A) The drivers of both the bus and the truck owed a duty of care for the safety of the plaintiff while driving