Legal Principle: 1. Negligence is the omission to do something, which a reasonable man would do, breach of which, if it causes damage, makes one liable to the person who suffered loss. 2. One owes a duty of care to another if a responsible man can foresee that he will be affected by the breach of duty. 3. One is not liable if injured party volunteers to take the risk. Factual Situation: A cricket match is being held in a stadium. Akshit, being unable to afford the ticket price, is viewing the cricket match sitting atop a branch of a nearby tree. When a batsman hits a ball over the boundary, the ball in turn hits Akshit and sustains injury on his spinal cord due to fall from the tree.

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Legal Principle: 1. Negligence is the omission to do something, which a reasonable man would do, breach of which, if it causes damage, makes one liable to the person who suffered loss. 2. One owes a duty of care to another if a responsible man can foresee that he will be affected by the breach of duty. 3. One is not liable if injured party volunteers to take the risk. Factual Situation: A cricket match is being held in a stadium. Akshit, being unable to afford the ticket price, is viewing the cricket match sitting atop a branch of a nearby tree. When a batsman hits a ball over the boundary, the ball in turn hits Akshit and sustains injury on his spinal cord due to fall from the tree.






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