A' has invited 'B' for dinner. When 'B' is stepping up the stairs leading to 'A's residence he slips and gets injured because the stairs are slippery and there is not light illuminating the stairs:
A. A' is liable because 'B' has suffered injury while going to 'A's residence
B. A' is liable because his premises were unsafe and he did not do anything to make it safe
C. A' is not liable because it was not his duty to provide illumination on the stairs
D. A' is not liable because 'B' himself was to blame for the injury
Answer: Option C
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The 'tort of intimidation' was propounded in
A. Winterbottom v. Wright
B. Pasley v. Freeman
C. Winsmore v. Greenbank
D. Rookes v. Barnard
The maxim 'scienti non fit injuria' means
A. Where there is no fault, there is no remedy
B. Mere knowledge does not imply consent to take risk
C. Mere giving consent does not imply to take risk
D. Scientific knowledge is not enough to cause injury
A. Scott v. London & St. Katharine Docks Co.
B. Hedley Byrne Co. Ltd. v. Heller & Partners
C. Derry v. Peek
D. Cann v. Willson
A. Section 82 of the Evidence Act
B. Section 102 of the Evidence Act
C. Section 122 of the Evidence Act
D. Section 124 of the Evidence Act
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