Principle: Negligence as a tort is the breach of a legal duty to take care which resulted in damage, undesired by the defendant, to the plaintiff.
Facts: Plaintiff slipped into a pit filled with rain water. While slipping he caught hold of a nearby electricity pole to avert the fall. Due to leakage of electricity in the pole, he was electrocuted. Can the Electricity Board be held liable?

A. No. Electricity Board has no knowledge of leakage of electricity in the pole

B. Yes. It is the duty of Electricity Board to take care that there is no leakage of electricity in the pole

C. No. Plaintiff caught hold of the pole on a rainy day

D. Yes. Electricity Board should take care that there is no pit near the electric pole

Answer: Option B