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Assertion (A): X and Y sitting on the bank of a river suddenly start fighting, and X throws Y into the…

Z is not liable because a bystander owes no legal duty to rescue a stranger, however capable of swimming, so (A) is true; (R)'s maxim about guarding against reasonable…

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Assertion (A): X and Y sitting on the bank of a river suddenly start fighting, and X throws Y into the river Y starts shouting and requests Z, a vendor on river bank, to save him, Z though knows swimming does not pay heed Y drowns. Z is not liable.
Reason (R): People must guard against reasonable probabilities but they are not expected to guard against fantastic possibilities.

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Z is not liable because a bystander owes no legal duty to rescue a stranger, however capable of swimming, so (A) is true; (R)'s maxim about guarding against reasonable probabilities rather than fantastic possibilities is also a true legal principle, but it explains foreseeability of harm, not why Z, absent any duty, escapes liability, so it is not the correct explanation.

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