What are the elements of a negligence action?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brooks v. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., 2007 SKQB 247 (CanLII):
The essential elements of an action in negligence are a duty of care owed by the defendants to the plaintiffs to conform to a certain standard of care, breach of that duty, and damage to the plaintiffs caused by the breach, and proximity or lack of remoteness of causation (Hoffman v. Monsanto (certification decision) (para. 43)).
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