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
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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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