Question

Principle: A person is liable for any damage which is the direct consequence of his/ her unlawful act, as long as the consequence could have been foreseen by a reasonable person. During a scuffle, A knocked B unconscious and then placed B at the foot of a hill at night, when the temperature was around one-degree centigrade. B suffered from hypothermia and had to be hospitalized for a week. B sues A.

पर्याय

• B will be liable for the act, since the consequence was a direct and foreseeable consequence of his act

• B will not be liable because he had no intention of causing hypothermia

• B will not be liable because he did not know that A would suffer from hypothermia

• B will be liable since A was hospitalised

Answer 1

B will be liable for the act since the consequence was a direct and foreseeable consequence of his act

Explanation:

According to the given principle, a person is liable for any damage which is the direct consequence of his/  her unlawful act, as long as the consequence could have been foreseen by a reasonable person. Therefore, "B will be liable for the act since the consequence was a direct and foreseeable consequence of his act" is correct. 'A' will be liable as the direct consequence or effect of putting someone on the foothills when the temperature is one degree. So the matter is reasonably foreseeable and 'A' is therefore liable.