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Under English common law, snow accumulated after a storm on a roof overhanging a public footpath. The…

Knowingly leaving a preventable hazard over a public footpath continues a public nuisance. Failure to take available reasonable precautions against foreseeable injury also…

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Under English common law, snow accumulated after a storm on a roof overhanging a public footpath. The occupier knew that it posed a foreseeable danger to passers-by and had reasonable time and means to remove it or give an effective warning, but took neither precaution. Falling snow then injured a passer-by. On these stated facts, which description is correct?

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Knowingly leaving a preventable hazard over a public footpath continues a public nuisance. Failure to take available reasonable precautions against foreseeable injury also constitutes negligence. The stated opportunity to prevent the injury defeats the suggested unavoidable natural-event defence.

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