Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wawanesa, Manitoba, Floodgate, National Coal Board
20 Nov 2017
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The word foreseeable alone can"t be the complete answer. Even the most remote possibility of an injury would attract liability if a duty of care arose just because something was foreseeable. Example: general motors was subject to legal action for faulty brakes in the (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:890)(cid:882)"s (cid:498)citation(cid:499) automobile. One of general motors" defence arguments was that since only about: perhaps the he likely severity of the injury would make gm"s liability a bit more. 7 had died and over 2 million units had been sold, then this was an acceptable risk. What do you think about this defense? likely. Facts: a batsman at a cricket club hit the ball over the 7" fence, which hit the plaintiff. Plaintiff sued club for his injuries: plaintiff won. Facts: garage mechanic with one good eye, eye was injured when a metal chip flew from a rusted. U-bold as he hammered it, attempting to remove it from the rear axle of a car.
