Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Ginger Beer

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

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Notes from the textbook y negligence: by far the most important area of tort liability for businesspeople and professionals y the elements: Policy considerations may negate existence of a duty: a - a duty of care is owed to the plaintiff, b - breach of the standard of care. Reasonable person test: c causation, d damage. 2 female frds; things aren t working out for them. One of them when to the bar and got a ginger beer (contract happened when she pays and gets the beer, change of ownership) In a contract, both parties have to get some benefit. She doesn t drink it but she gave it to her frd (gift happened when she gave it to her frd transferred ownership ) She found a dead snail on the bottom of the beer the contract still stands. The court said: she s not part of the contract.