How to Ace FYLSE/2008 F Q1

Outline

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Strict Liability

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Ultrahazardous Activity

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  1. Inherently dangerous.
  2. Uncommon to the geographic area.
  3. Cannot be made safe.
  4. Social utility vs. risk.

Negligence

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Duty

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Foreseeable plaintiff
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Standard of Care
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  • Anticipated Trespasser
  • Attractive nuisance
Foreseeable to have children trespassers
Unlikely to appreciate the danger
The cost to make safe outweighs the risk of harm

Breach

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Causation

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Actual Cause
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Proximate cause
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  • foreseeability
  • Intervening
  • superseding

Damage

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Defenses

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Assumption of Risk

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Contributory Negligence=

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