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Q261

Which one of the following is not an exception to the rule of volenti non fit injuria?

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Q262

Rule of strict liability implies

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Q263

Principle: Negligence as a tort is the breach of a legal duty to take care which resulted in damage, undesired by the defendant, to the plaintiff.
Facts: Plaintiff slipped into a pit filled with rain water. While slipping he caught hold of a nearby electricity pole to avert the fall. Due to leakage of electricity in the pole, he was electrocuted. Can the Electricity Board be held liable?

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Q264

A, without any provocation, makes a false statement in a gathering that B is suffering from AIDS. Here A is:

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Q265

The offence of "public nuisance" is punishable under

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Q266

The maxim ex turpi causa non oritur action implies & means

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Q267

In which case the following observation was made by Justice Hankford: "Damnum may be abseque injuria, as if I have a mill and my neighbour builds another mill whereby the profit of my mill is diminished. I shall have no action against him, although I am damaged . . . . . . . . but if a miller disturbs the water from going to my mill, or does any nuisance of the like sort, I shall have such action as the law gives".

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Q268

In an action for trespass by possessor, the defendant

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Q269

The maxim 'res-ipsa loquitur' is a

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Q270

X' and 'Y' are on a morning walk with their dogs. 'Y's dog is ferocious. 'Z' is also on a morning walk. The dogs, of 'X' and 'Y' suddenly start fighting and approach 'Z'. Frightened by the dogs, 'Z' tries to step a side and is injured in the process. Consequently:

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Q271

In case of damage caused by escape of ferocious animals the person having control will be liable for any damage caused:

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Q272

Assertion (A): A defamatory talking film is a libel.
Reason (R): A photographic part of a film is a permanent matter to be seen by the eyes.

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Q273

Non-pecuniary loss includes the following heads of damage:

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Q274

Mogul Steamship Co. v. McGregor, Gow and Co. (1892) AC 25 belongs to which of the following maxims?

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Q275

Special damage has got to be proved in an action for

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Q276

Which of the following tort is an exception to the rule of irrelevance of motive in the law of Torts?

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Q277

Ineffectual/invalid defence or in an action for nuisance

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Q278

Electricity constitutes

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Q279

Injuria Sine Damnum relates to cases where there is:

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Q280

Contributory negligence is a:

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