Law Case Study
In this case, study there is a legal tussle between a power utility company and a complainant. While trying to remove a kite from power line, the complainant climbed a power pole without the consent of the utility. Unfortunately, he came too close to live power conductors that caused him to sustain severe injuries. The injured party decided to take some legal action against the power company (Knight & Knight, 2001). In this study, I seek to explore some of the good defenses from the standpoint of the power company. Furthermore, I briefly discuss the requirements for a plaintiff to prove negligence against defendant (Bermingham & Brennan, 2012).
The question arising from this circumstance is whether the power utility company acted negligently when the complainant suffered serious injuries while retrieving his kite from their property.
In tackling the legal question, the following legal concepts are crucial to prove negligence. First, the defendant owes the plaintiff the duty to care: the actions of the defendants should be reasonable in a manner to foresee a risk or harm. Secondly, the defendants in his actions should have breached this duty of care owed by acting unreasonably (Melone & Karnes,...
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