Which option lists the four elements of a Negligent Tort?

Which option lists the four elements of a Negligent Tort?

• A. Legal duty of care; Breach of that duty; Causation; Damages
• B. Legal duty of care; Intent; Causation; Damages
• C. Duty to warn; Breach of duty; Causation; Damages
• D. Duty of care; Breach; Causation; Remedies

Answer: (A)

In a negligent tort case, you must prove four things: the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff; the defendant breached that duty by not meeting the applicable standard of care; the breach caused the plaintiff’s injuries (causation, including both actual and proximate cause); and the plaintiff suffered actual damages as a result. The option that lists all four of these elements—duty of care, breach of that duty, causation, and damages—is the best answer because it matches the framework for proving negligence. The other choices mix in intent (which pertains to intentional torts), or replace a general element with something narrower (like a duty to warn), or substitute remedies for damages, which aren’t the required elements to establish a negligent tort.

In a negligent tort case, you must prove four things: the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff; the defendant breached that duty by not meeting the applicable standard of care; the breach caused the plaintiff’s injuries (causation, including both actual and proximate cause); and the plaintiff suffered actual damages as a result. The option that lists all four of these elements—duty of care, breach of that duty, causation, and damages—is the best answer because it matches the framework for proving negligence. The other choices mix in intent (which pertains to intentional torts), or replace a general element with something narrower (like a duty to warn), or substitute remedies for damages, which aren’t the required elements to establish a negligent tort.