Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Study Guide - Ginger Beer, Reasonable Person, Misrepresentation

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

Document Summary

Negligence careless act that causes harm to another. Reasonable care care a reasonable person would exhibit in a similar situation. Donoghue bought ginger beer and found a decomposed snail in it (and got sick) In 20th century, manufacturer"s duty of care limited to those who had a contractual agreement with them. Reasonable person standard used to judge whether conduct in a certain situation is negligent. If the defendant has specialized skills, standard of reasonable person doesn"t apply. Ex. doctors/lawyers must meet standard of a reasonable person with specialized training. If activity/product poses high risk, law imposes a higher standard of care (encourage competence) Causation relationship that exists between defendant"s conduct and plaintiff"s loss/injury. Remoteness of damage absence of a sufficiently close relationship between defendant"s action and plaintiff"s injury. Ex. thief stole car from parking lot and hit another person b/c not reasonably forseeable.