Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Toronto Transit Commission, Contributory Negligence, Handrail

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

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Define: a careless act that causes harm to another. The law understands carelessness as a failure to show resonable care the care a reasonable person would. Who has suffered loss by relying on poor advice provided by an accountant, lawyer, architect, or engineer. Whose furniture has been damaged in transit by a moving company. Like tort law in general seeks to compensate victims for their loss or injury. Duty of care: the responsibility owed to avoid carelessness that causes harm to others. Neighbor principle: a defendant owes a duty of care to anyone who might reasonably be affected by the defendant"s conduct. Landmark case: donoghue v stevenson [1932] ac 562 (hl) Factual background: donoghue"s friend bought her a ice cream and a bottle of ginger beer. Later, he found there was a decomposed snail in the bottle. She became ill and sued the manufacture for damages, based on negligence.