LAWS1061 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: High School Football
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[1] a non-delegable duty is a duty of care owed towards a group of people which cannot be assigned to someone else. [2: as a result, a defendant who owes a non-delegable duty will be liable for the wrongdoing of others even if they are independent contractors. If the conditions are complied with, the defendant will owe a non-delegable duty and therefore be concurrently liable for the negligence of another. This article is a topic within the subject torts. Sappideen, vines, grant & watson, torts: commentary and materials (lawbook co, 10th ed, A non-delegable duty arises when the defendant has some sort of responsibility over the defendants. The principles mentioned about were primarily derived from the prolific case burnie port. "[t]he nature of the relationship of proximity gives rise to a duty of care of a special and "more stringent" kind, namely a "duty to ensure that reasonable care is taken".
