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The expression 'Constitutional Tart' means

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The defendant had filed a complaint to the Magistrate against the plaintiff. The complaint was dismissed. The defendant moved the Sessions Judge in appeal. He got himself examined in Sessions trial although he knew the charge was false and he was acting without reasonable and probable cause. His complaint was dismissed by the Session Judge. Thereupon the plaintiff filed a suit for malicious prosecution against the defendant.
In the aforesaid case, which one of the following conclusion in correct?

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Salmond has defined 'tort' as

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Volenti non fit injuria implies

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Railway authorities allowed a train to be overcrowded. In consequence, a legitimate passenger Mr. X got his pocket picked. Choose the most appropriate answer.

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Which of the following cases is an authority on "rescue cases" - an exception to maxim volenti non fit injuria?

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A' hires a car on rental from 'B' at Kolkata for going to Varanasi. 'A' takes the car but rides to Bhubaneswar instead. On the way to Bhubaneswar, the car met with an accident. 'A' is liable to pay compensation for

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Which of the following is not a valid defence in Torts?

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The test of reasonable foresight in determining the remoteness of damages was first applied in

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B' was under the regular employment of 'A' as a driver of his mobile crane. He let the crane together with 'B' as driver to 'C'. In the course of loading a ship, 'X' was injured by negligent working of the crane by 'B'. At the time of the accident 'C' had the immediate control and direction of the operations to be executed. The working of the crane and the manipulation of its control, however, remained with 'B', In a suit by 'X' against 'C', is:

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Last opportunity rule is

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Rule of Foreseeability Test' for damages in the law of torts was laid down in

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In what branch of, law does the principle 'res ipsa loquitor' applies?

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Which one of the following definitions correctly reflects the nature of Tort?

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Volenti non fit injuria is

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In which of the following cases, Justice Kennedy's limitation to the claims relating to nervous shock that "the shock must have been due to fear of immediate personal injury to oneself" was rejected?

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In which of the following cases, it is not nuisance?

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Dr. Abrath v. North-East Railway Co., 1886 AC is a case which is related with the torts of

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In "Negligence", a defendant can take the defence of

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In which case following facts were given: The defendants employed independent contractors to construct a reservoir on their land which was separated from the plaintiff's colliery by intervening land. Unknown to them beneath the site of the reservoir, there were some disused shafts connecting their land with the plaintiff's mine. The independent contractors were negligent in failing to discover this. Water from the reservoir burst through the shafts and flooded the plaintiff's mine. The defendants were held personally liable, despite the absence of blame in themselves

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