Business Law: Bertram v. Norden and more

BUSINESS LAW Name: Grade Course: Tutor’s Name: (16, October, 2010) Business Law I. Case 2.1 "Bertram v. Norden, et al Provision of doctrine of assumption of risk Volenti non fit injuria which is the doctrine on the assumption of risk provides that the plaintiff knew of all the dangers involved in an act before undertaking a particular act. It also means that he intended to relieve the defendant of any legal liability because the consequences were clear if anything wrong were to happen If It was ethical for Bertram to sue his three friends for negligence. The case of Perez v. McConkey, 872 S.W.2d 897 (Tenn. 1994), where the assumption of risk was categorized into two as express; where a party assumes risk of another’s negligence his is mostly between employer and employees. Implied assumption this are those that can be identified from a situation where one is like standing close to a road with many passing car while it is possible for a car to sway off the road. It also involves the voluntary doing something which was in Bertram’s case, it was very unethical for him to have sued his three friends as it was clearly an accident and besides he was aware that in snowmobiles, this was quite inevitable. The reason why Bertram want ...