Question

The essential ingredient of the tort of negligence are
(1) When one owes a duty of care towards the other.
(2) When one commits a breach of that duty and
(3) The other person suffers damage as a consequence thereof
Choose correct response for below

• A. None of them are essential ingredients
• B. Only the first is an essential ingredient
• C. All of them are essential ingredients
• D. Even if the first is absent the tort of negligence is committed

Hint:

Tort of negligence requires three essentials: duty of care, breach, and resulting damage.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Duty of care.
For negligence to arise, there must first exist a duty of care owed by one person to another. Without this duty, no negligence claim can succeed.
Step 2: Breach of duty.
Once the duty of care is established, negligence requires a breach of that duty by failing to act as a reasonable and prudent person would in the same situation.
Step 3: Damage suffered.
The breach must cause actual damage or injury to the claimant. Without damage, negligence is not actionable.
Step 4: Conclusion.
Thus, all three elements—duty, breach, and damage—are essential ingredients of negligence, making option (c) correct.