Law Of Torts - Study Mode
[#456] Which one set of factors out of the following is important for the defendant to be held liable for the tort of conspiracy?
Correct Answer
(C) Motive, intention and damage caused
[#457] The liability for the tort of negligence arises:-
Correct Answer
(B) When there is a reasonable probability of harm on account of the act or omission on the part of a person
[#458] The doctrine of common employment means
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(A) If the wrongdoer servant and the person injured are fellow servants, the master is not liable
[#459] What is 'alterum non laedere'?
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(D) Both A and B
[#460] Principle: A defendant is liable for all direct consequences of his act or omission, which he could have reasonably foreseen as naturally flowing from his action. Factual Situation: A bus driver was driving a bus along the BRT corridor in New Delhi. At a Bus stand he carelessly drove the bus resulting in hitting a railing and crushing a Marshall on duty at the spot. A lady standing at a distance, on hearing about the accident rushed to the spot and saw the injured covered in blood, hanging on a piece of the railing. The sight terrified the lady and as a result she fainted and had to be treated for nervous shock. The lady on recovery filed a suit for compensation against the driver and the owner of the bus.
Correct Answer
(C) She will not succeed as the driver could not have foreseen the illness of the lady who came to the site