LEGAL PRINCIPLE: The occupier of a premise owes a duty of care to all his invitees and visitors. FACTUAL SITUATION: Lalit was running a dairy from his house. People used a part of his farm as shortcut to get to a nearby railway station. Lalit who did not approve of this, put up a notice that “Trespassers will be prosecuted”. However since a number of these people were also his customers he tolerated them. One day a person who was using this short cut was attacked by a bull belonging to the farm. The injured person filed a suit against him. DECISION: (Answer the question after reading the following paragraph.)

Directions: Given below is a statement of legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

Option A: Lalit is not liable in view of the clear notice against trespassers.

Option B: Lalit is liable for having kept a bull on his farm.

Option C: Lalit, is not liable to the people other than his customers.

Option D: Lalit is liable because in fact he allowed the people to use his premises.

Correct Answer

Option: c

Explanation

In tort law, a duty of care is a legal obligation that is imposed on an individual, requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care to avoid careless acts that could foreseeably harm others, and lead to claim in negligence.

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