Within today’s society, the tort of negligence has come under the spot light, especially when related to injuries sustained through sport. The reason for this is due to the complex understanding posted by the judicial system, providing a strict guideline as to what is and what is not a negligence action. Negligence is when someone may fail to assert a reasonable degree of care to another to avoid foreseeable harm. A person may be negligent if he or she does not act as a reasonable person who would under similar circumstances. As a result, due to the person not demonstrating what a reasonable person may have done, the ‘plaintiff’ was caused some sort of damage.
For negligence action to arise the plaintiff must prove three elements; that the
For negligence action to arise the plaintiff must prove three elements; that the