LAW 604C Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Summary Judgment, Social Venture, Ant-Zen
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The no-duty-to-act rule (cid:862)a(cid:374) a(cid:272)tor (cid:449)ho has (cid:374)ot (cid:272)reated a risk of har(cid:373) to a(cid:374)other has (cid:374)o duty of (cid:272)are to the other u(cid:374)less o(cid:374)e of a listed (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er of affir(cid:373)ati(cid:448)e duties applies(cid:863) r. 3d torts. Defendant was in a romantic relationship with plaintiff. After (cid:271)reaki(cid:374)g up, plai(cid:374)tiff goes to defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t"s trailer. Defendant asks plaintiff to leave, plaintiff grabs a rifle, and defendant goes to a separate room. While in the separate room, defendant hears a pop and plaintiff say it was an accident. Defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t thi(cid:374)ks plai(cid:374)tiff faked shooti(cid:374)g hi(cid:373)self a(cid:374)d lea(cid:448)es to a frie(cid:374)d"s trailer. Defendant and friends then realize plaintiff had in fact shot himself and call emergency responders. Plaintiff asks court to recognize the relationship of witnessing an injury as creating a duty, and. Create a duty to impose liability for failure to act. Court disagrees and reaffirms the r. 3d of torts for the no-duty-to-act. Defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t"s pro(cid:448)ide al(cid:272)ohol to plai(cid:374)tiff a(cid:374)d (cid:272)halle(cid:374)ge her to dri(cid:374)k.
