Practice question
A repairer knows a loose overhead fixture will be used above a crowded doorway. A cheap effective securing step was available, but he omits it; the fixture falls as foreseeably expected and causes proved injury. No contract with the victim exists. Which analysis is sound?
- Evaluate the omitted precaution in that setting and its causal connection to the injury.
- Treat absence of a safety request as complete immunity.
- Treat lack of a victim contract as immunity from quasi-delict.
- Ignore known conditions because the work was routine.
- Require a desire to injure before considering negligence.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 1173, 2176, 2180-2184: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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