ACCA · Question 08 · The law of obligations
Section A
A manufacturer of autonomous delivery drones releases a software update that contains a negligent coding error. As a result, a drone crashes into a pedestrian's greenhouse, causing property damage. The pedestrian has no contract with the manufacturer. Under the tort of negligence, which of the following must the pedestrian prove to establish a duty of care?
Answer options:
That the manufacturer had a strict liability obligation to prevent all crashes.
That damage was reasonably foreseeable, there was proximity between the parties, and it is fair, just, and reasonable to impose a duty.
That the pedestrian was a direct consumer of the manufacturer's products.
That the manufacturer breached a statutory duty under the Sale of Goods Act.
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