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TOPIC: STRICT LIABILITY
Answer this compulsory question.
(a) Explain the meaning of the term ‘strict liability’ in tort, using ONE example to illustrate your
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(b) Mr Shoemakker has a ferocious Alsatian dog which he usually keeps tied during the day
and releases at night. One morning Mr Shoemakker goes to work and forgets to put the dog in
its kennel. A little later that morning the postman comes to the gate and calls the housemaid,
Angie, who, while walking out to the gate to collect the mail is attacked and badly bitten by
the dog. The dog had escaped several times before and had bitten persons passing in the street.
Advise Angie if she can successfully bring an action in tort against Mr Shoemakker.
[17 marks]
Total 30 marks
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