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LEGAL PRINCIPLE : The occupier of a premise owes a duty of care to all his invites and visitors.
FACTUAL SITUATION : Lalit was running a dairy from his house. People used a dart 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 the short cut was attacked by a bull belonging to the farm. The injured person filed a suit against him.

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

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

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

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D

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

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The correct option is D Lalit is liable because in fact he allowed the people to use his premises.
Lalit is liable because inspite of clear notice against the trespassers, he allowed than to use the farm's short cut.

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