Duty

Question 1

Define duty of care

Answer 1

Duty of care is an obligation that the law recognizes to protect another person from foreseeable, unreasonable risk of harm

Question 2

T/F: If you contribute to the injury, there is usually a duty of care

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Duty is the ___ element under negligence

Answer 3

first

Question 4

Cardozo’s Opinion

Answer 4

The scope of duty extends to a zone of danger

Question 5

What are the FOUR affirmative duties

Answer 5

(1) Statutory requirements
(2) Prior conduct indicates a duty
(3) Special relationship between parties
(4) Defendant has undertaken to help or control another