Law 2101 Lecture 5: Tort Law Day 3
23 Apr 2018
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Variable standards of care: mchale v. watson, facts: girl and boy are playing. Boy throws a nail at a sign post that is close to the girl. Rather than sticking to the post it hits the girl and she loses sight in that eye. A reasonable adults would not throw nails at a sign post --> boy is not liable: in relation to children you divide into 3 categories: babies: no standard of care applies to a baby. He loses control and crashes into a bi-stander. Is he boy negligent while riding his motor cycle. Boy is held liable: when children are engaged in adult activities, the standard reverts to the reasonable person standard: elderly, no, no special standard of care for the elderly. Professionals: white v. turner, when you go see a doctor, it"s a reasonable doctor standard, when you see a lawyer, it"s a reasonable lawyer standard, etc, young v. bella, granger v. ottawa general hospital.
