Multiple choice

Directions: Given below is a statement of principle, followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts and select the most appropriate answer among three alternatives given. Encircle your choice and explain why you think your answer is correct in not more than 3 to 4 lines. If it exceeds 4 lines, then penalty may be imposed.

Principle: A careless person becomes liable for his negligence when he owned a duty of care to others. Facts: As the bus was leaving the platform, Basappa rushed and boarded the bus keeping the door open. Beerappa, who was standing at the edge of the platform, was hit by the door of the moving bus and injured. Beerappa takes Basappa to court demanding monetary compensation.

  1. Basappa is liable to Beerappa for not having taken care to close the door of the moving bus.

  2. Basappa is not liable to Beerappa, as it was the duty of the conductor of the bus to close the door.

  3. Basappa is not liable to Beerappa, as it was the duty of the latter to take sufficient care, while standing on the platform, as not to expose oneself to such accidental harm.
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Explanation

 Basappa is liable to Beerappa for not having taken care to close the door of the moving bus, as a careless person becomes liable for his negligence when he owned a duty of care to others.

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