Mrembo visited Beutex shop to buy cosmetics. Owing to the slippery nature of the floor, she slid and broke her leg.Identify the tort that may have...

      

Mrembo visited Beutex shop to buy cosmetics. Owing to the slippery nature of the
floor, she slid and broke her leg.Identify the tort that may have been committed and explain the
possible defenses available to the defendant.

  

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Maurice
This problem is based on occupiers liability.

Beutex shop owed all its visitors a common duty of care.

The shop owed Mrembo this duty but now that she was injured there in, she has a claim
in damages against the owners of the shop.

The owners of Beutex may argue that they had displayed a warning sign informing
visitors not to use the wet floor but Mrembo ignored the same.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on May 2, 2018 at 12:06


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