Law Essay on Crocker vs Sundance case study for Grade 11 Law
CROCKER V. SUNDANCE NORTHWEST RESORTS LTD. 1200 ESSAY I believe the reasoning behind the unanimous decision rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada was completely appropriate. To make the appellant withstand a second trial on the issue of damages is absolutely necessary. They received new evidence of life expectancy, which was not known during the trial. The fact that the appellant now has is life cut short because of the defendant’s negligence is a very valid reason for a separate trial on the issue of assessing the damages thoroughly. The reason why the defendant was found 75% liable was their neglect for their duty of care. They had several opportunities to prevent this accident that was clearly foreseeable. Sundance did have a duty of care. They put on a dangerous event to draw people to its resort and enhance its profits. It allowed, and definitely aided, Crocker, a visibly intoxicated person to participate in the event. In so doing it breached the duty of care it owed him. Sundance had an ethical obligation to stop all drunken individuals from entering the event. They ignored that obligation and responsibility. This was the establishment of the factual basis for the finding of liability on the defendant dur
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Approximate Word count = 1668
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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