Standard of Care

In modern sense,a cause of action for tort arises where someone (usually the plaintiff) is injured,either physically,emotionally or economically,as a result (cause in fact,or proximate cause – the legal cause) of another’s conduct without privity between the two.In order to pursue a case in tort,we need to look at (1) whether there should be a standard under which the defendant owes a duty of reasonable care toward others in general,and the plaintiff in particular;(2) whether the defendant has breached that duty of care;(3) whether there is a necessary connection between the conduct and the resulting injury;and(4) whether the plaintiff himself fails to exercise due care which may have contributed to the injury.

In this Chapter,we look at the basic elements of the law of negligence,the standard of care.(https://www.daowen.com)