Negligence means
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Negligence means
- Doing an act with the intention of causing harm
- Doing an act knowing that harm will surely follow
- Causing damage
- Failing to take the care a reasonable man would take
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Failing to take the care a reasonable man would take
Negligence is the failure to take the care that a reasonable man would take: in Blyth v. Birmingham Waterworks Co. (1856) Alderson B. described it as omitting to do something a reasonable man would do, or doing something a prudent and reasonable man would not do. Acting with the intention of causing harm, or knowing that harm will follow, is intentional wrongdoing rather than negligence, and damage alone is only one element of the tort.
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