Principle: Negligence as a tort is the breach of a legal duty to take care which resulted in damage,…
"Yes. It is the duty of Electricity Board to take care that there is no leakage of electricity in the pole": breach of that duty resulting in the plaintiff's electrocution…
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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?
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"Yes. It is the duty of Electricity Board to take care that there is no leakage of electricity in the pole": breach of that duty resulting in the plaintiff's electrocution makes the Board liable in negligence.
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