GMGT 3300 Chapter 11: Commercial Law Textbook Topic 53

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: General Management
• Course: GMGT 3300
• Professor: Ian A.Restall

Document Summary

Frightened by something on the side of the road and runs down another person. The person with the horse would have been held liable because you are in control of the horse. Today, you will only be liable if you were at fault, only if you scared the horse would you have to compensate the other person. Occasionally, people will be still held strictly liable. E. g. workers compensation act, whether the employer is at fault or not if an employee is hurt at work they get compensation. Also, keeping of dangerous substances on you property entails strict liability. (e. g. you have a reservoir on your land and the water escapes even if it isn"t your fault and does damage you must compensate. Deals with causation did what i do cause injury? (from direct harm to more indirect harm) originally you could only succeed and have a person found liable if it is directly connected to the harm.