1. Essentials of Negligence
1. Duty of care to the plaintiff .
2. Breach of duty.
3.Damage.
2. Breach of duty means non-observance
of due care which
is required in a particular
situation.
3. a) The important of the object to be attained.
b) The magnitude of risk.
c) The amount of consideration for which
services, etc. are offfered.
4. The law does not require greatest possible
care but the care required is that of a
reasonable man under certain circumstances.
The example of cases
“Latimer v. A.E.C. Ltd.”
5. The degree of care required varies according
to each situation. What may be a careful act
in one situation may be a negligent act in
another. The law does not demand the same
amount of care under all situations.
The examples of cases
“ Kerala state electricity board v. Suresh
Kumar .”
