3. Omar recently purchased an on a small block of land and the front verandah is only 1.5 metres from the front boundary of the property. The property borders on a very narrow street which is barely wide enough for two cars to pass. Omar has commenced renovations on the property. His first task has been to remove plasterboard sheeting which has been used to enclose the front verandah and to cover the interior parts of the cottage. The only practical way to dispose of the sheeting is to throw it into the narrow front yard for stacking and later removal. After several hours of working on this task Omar became a bit careless and inadvertently threw one of the sheets over the low front fence and onto the road into the path of a sports car travelling past the house with its top down. The sheet of plasterboard struck Susan, the driver of the car, causing her serious facial and upper body injuries. As a result, Susan has lost the chance to enter a model contest and the chance to win $10,000 in first price. Advise Susan whether he would be successful in suing Omar in negligence.

3. Omar recently purchased an on a small block of land and the front verandah is only 1.5 metres from the front boundary of the property. The property borders on a very narrow street which is barely wide enough for two cars to pass. Omar has commenced renovations on the property. His first task has been to remove plasterboard sheeting which has been used to enclose the front verandah and to cover the interior parts of the cottage. The only practical way to dispose of the sheeting is to throw it into the narrow front yard for stacking and later removal. After several hours of working on this task Omar became a bit careless and inadvertently threw one of the sheets over the low front fence and onto the road into the path of a sports car travelling past the house with its top down. The sheet of plasterboard struck Susan, the driver of the car, causing her serious facial and upper body injuries. As a result, Susan has lost the chance to enter a model contest and the chance to win $10,000 in first price. Advise Susan whether he would be successful in suing Omar in negligence.

CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS

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Publisher:Murphy

Chapter16: Tax Research

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