A tractor with trolley carrying several persons collides with a train on an unmanned railway crossing in which many people are killed and injured in a suit for compensation:
A. The railway would be liable because it has not immunity
B. The tractor driver would be liable as there was a breach of duty to take care on his part
C. The passengers in the trolley are guilty of contributory negligence
D. Nobody would be liable in such a situation as it would be taken to be a mere case of accident
Answer: Option B
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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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