Legal Principle:1. In order to succeed in an action for damages, the person who files the case must prove that the defendant is at fault.2. However, if the factors which caused the accident were in the normal course of the defendant and if the accident is of such a nature that it would not have happened, then the law presumes fault on the part of the persons who had control over the factors that caused the accident. Factual Situation: Vasu was walking on a street. When Vasu was crossing Mukesh’s house, a bag of rice fell on Vasu and he was injured. But he did not know what caused the bag of rice to fall on him. In the action for damages brought by Vasu

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Legal Principle:<br />1. In order to succeed in an action for damages, the person who files the case must prove that the defendant is at fault.<br />2. However, if the factors which caused the accident were in the normal course of the defendant and if the accident is of such a nature that it would not have happened, then the law presumes fault on the part of the persons who had control over the factors that caused the accident. Factual Situation: Vasu was walking on a street. When Vasu was crossing Mukesh’s house, a bag of rice fell on Vasu and he was injured. But he did not know what caused the bag of rice to fall on him. In the action for damages brought by Vasu






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