BBG E231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Flight Attendant
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The duty to act there"s a law that says, except in special circumstances, no one is required to aid another in danger . You don"t have the burden and obligation by the law. Subject to several exceptions, a person (a) does not have a duty of care when the other"s (b"s) person or property is at risk for reasons other than the conduct of a. Ex: civilly under state law, if u see a homeless person who can"t breathe, u don"t need to do anything. Negligence per say = negligence that occurs when you violate a statute and by violating it you cause harm to someone else this can cause negligence per say. Negligence as it relates to a specific area of law: people who possess land (houses, property, etc. ) People who are not on the factory land can be injured by breathing in the pollution. = they have a duty to people off their land as well.