LGLS 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Class Action, Cn Tower, Strict Liability
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Lgls 1000u class 8: defining tort law. There are people able to represent the class: types of torts. John reibl sought medical treatment, was diagnosed with a major arterial occlusion. Dr. robert hughes persuaded reibl to undergo surgery. During/shortly after surgery, reibl had a stroke that left him paralyzed. Failure to exercise reasonable care that gives rise to liability. Duty of care: responsibility to another person. Voluntary assumption of risk (e. g. edge walk at cn tower) Illegality (e. g. rankin v jj: exceptional categories of liability. A person is found at fault in the absence of intent or negligence. The monarch and her representatives, including governor general and lieutenant generals, federal and provincial govts, and their subordinate agencies. Courts were creations of the crown, so the crown has historically not submitted to the courts" jurisdiction. Cases now recognize authorities not immune from liability, e. g. odhavji estate v: remedies. To start doing something beneficial: the institutional cases.
