Question

PRINCIPLE: A person is liable for any damage which is the direct consequence of his/her unlawful act, as long as the consequence could have been foreseen by a reasonable person.
FACTUAL SITUATION: During a scuffle, B knocked A unconscious and then placed A at the foot of a hill at night. when the temperature was around one degree centigrade. A suffered from hypothermia and had to be hospitalised for a week. A sues B.

• A. B will be liable for the act, since the consequence was a direct and foreseeable consequence of his act
• B. B will not be liable because he had no intention of causing hypothermia
• C. B will not be liable because he did not know that A would suffer from hypothermia
• D. B will be liable since A was hospitalised

Answer 1

The correct option is C B will not be liable because he did not know that A would suffer from hypothermia

C is the correct option.

The offence here involves B knocking A unconscious. He must not be aware of the fact that A would suffer from hypothermia. Hence, he won't be held liable. An occasion comprising a wrong can establish of single result or may comprise of outcomes.