tort law and negligence worksheet

Cohen v Petty

https://www.coursehero.com/file/34069229/Torts-Cohen-v-Pettydocx/ for reading about the case to answer the questions

Questions-

Who is the defendant?

Who was the plaintiff?

1) what was the duty owed?

- who owed the duty

-to who did they owe it to?

2) what was the duty breached?

-how was it breached?

-How would the defendant's actions compare to what a reasonable person would have done?

3) what was the causation?

-How

-How do you know?

-What proof

4)Damages

-what harm was done to the plaintiff?

-how would you measure those harms?

What dollar amount would be reasonable for the plaintiff to receive?