NEGLIGENT TORT

Negligent Tort

Negligent Tort

Like intentional torts, negligence involves an act that wrongfully violates a protected right in one's property or person. However, contrary to intentional wrongs, negligence describes unintentional tortious acts that violate one's duty to exercise ordinary care under the circumstances (also referred to as due care or reasonable care). The degree of care required varies in relation to a reasonable person under the circumstances. For example, legal responsibility for a delivery person's driving accident will depend in part on whether she was driving reasonably under the circumstances of the road, weather, and traffic. Most jurisdictions will hold professionals ...