LAWS 2202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Medical Malpractice, White Blood Cell, Regulatory Agency
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3 causes of action: torts, contracts and trust law. Donoghue v stevenson (reasonable foreseeability case: 4 main points opaque, dead snail, her friend bought it, and she got sick. *just because something causes you to react, does not mean it is a case for negligence. Kamloops v nielson 1984 scc p. 27: facts: kamloops building inspector and kamloops city council fail to stop illegal construction. Issue: whether kamloops breached its duty of care to neilson, who purchased unsafe home from builder. If it has a policy, and if it follows the policy= total defence: ***operational issue did you really follow the policy or. Cooper v hobart 2001 scc p. 33: facts: Investor sues registrar of mortgage brokers for negligence in failing to notify i(cid:374)(cid:448)estors of ero(cid:374) (cid:373)tg (cid:272)o"s (cid:448)iolatio(cid:374)s of mortgage brokers act. Week 3: negligence: mva 9 year old pedestrian on highway struck by defendant"s vehicle.
