Emergency Procedures Exam 1 Practice

Which of the following is one of the four elements required to establish a tort action?

Breach of contract Duty to observe and protect safety of plaintiff Damages awarded Intent to harm

Correct Answer:

Duty to observe and protect safety of plaintiff

Explanation:

The main idea here is the duty of care in tort law. To prove a tort, you must show four things: there was a duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff, the duty was breached, the breach caused the plaintiff’s injuries, and there were actual damages. The option that describes a duty to observe and protect the plaintiff’s safety matches this core element—the obligation to act with reasonable care to prevent harm. Without a duty, there can be no tort. The other options don’t fit as the required element: contract breach belongs to contract law, damages refer to the outcome rather than a foundational element to prove, and intent to harm is only necessary for intentional torts, not all torts.

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