As Bob is walking to class he decides to take a shortcut and walk through a construction site on campus at his school. He falls and gets hurt by some of the scrap metal. School officials asked Bob why he walked through a prohibited site and lacked the common sense to know that it could be dangerous. Bob said that he didn’t see any signs prohibiting entry and the fence was open. So he assumed that it was okay to walk through, after all, he always sees many students go that way and they must have common sense too. Use your knowledge of Unintentional torts to analyze the situation.

Based on the above scenario, who is to blame, and Why?

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Bob may be deemed responsible for his own injury due to the princi... View the full answer