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Question 119 Legal Reasoning 2015 Medium MCQ +1.00 marks · -0.25 negative

The questions consist of two statements, one labeled as PRINCIPLE and the other as FACT. You are to examine the principle and apply it to the given facts carefully and select the best option. PRINCIPLE: Everybody is under a legal obligation to take reasonable care to avoid an act or omission which he can foresee would injure his neighbour. The neighbour for this purpose is any person whom he should have in his mind as likely to be affected by his act. FACT: Krishnan, while driving a car at high speed on a crowded road, knocked down a cyclist. The cyclist died on the spot with a lot of blood spilling around. Lakshmi, a pregnant woman passing by, suffered a nervous shock, leading to abortion. Lakshmi filed a suit against Krishnan claiming damages.

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