What are the elements of a cause of action for negligence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Carleton v. Tortosa, 14 Cal.App.4th 745, 17 Cal.Rptr.2d 734 (Cal. App. 1993):
"The elements of a cause of action for negligence are commonly stated as (1) a legal duty to use due care; (2) a breach of that duty; (3) a reasonably close causal connection between that breach and the resulting injury; and (4) actual loss or damage." (Ahern v. Dillenback, (1991) 1 Cal.App.4th
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