Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Implied Consent, False Imprisonment

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

Document Summary

Tort actions relevant to businesses can be conveniently divided between those that arise because a business occupies a property and those that arise because of actual business operations. Most commonly occurs when the occupier of the property harms others. Occupier is someone who has some degree of control over land or buildings on that land. Liability that occupiers have to anyone who enters onto their property- varies based on jurisdiction. Nfd, quebec, and saskatchewan retain common law while other provinces have occupiers liability legislation. Liability is determined by classifying the visitor as a trespasser, licensee, invitee, or contractual entrant. Each class is owed a di erent standard of care- contractual entrant owed the highest and trespasser the lowest. Contractual entrant- any person who has paid (contracted) for the right to enter the premises. Invitee- is any person who comes onto the property to provide the occupier with a bene t.