C13- Study 4 Extra-Contractual Liability in Quebec

What does extra-contractual liability in Quebec mean?

• Liability of a professional

• A civil wrong other than breach of contract

• Increased liability amounts for contract law

• Liability in excess of the contract

In Quebec, a person is held liable for his or her things, buildings, and what else?

• Remarks

• Thoughts

• Emails

• Animals

What is an autonomous act?

• Something done by a person herself

• Something that, at the time, was not subject to human intervention and had a dynamic role in inflicting damage

• Something someone has no control over

• Something done for someone automatically

General Motors Products of Canada v. Kravitz proved that the manufacturer of an automobile is jointly liable with which other body?

• Driver

• Dealer

• Provincial government

• Advertiser

What is the concept of gross fault associated with?

• Liability of tutors and curators

• Liability of teachers and custodians

• Liability for other acts

• Duty of care

Which of the following is not an element required in establishing liability in Quebec?

• Fault on the part of the defendant

• Injury or damage by the plaintiff

• Defendant admits liability on the scene

• Causal link between the injury or damage

What does "moral prejudice" mean in Quebec?

• Human bias

• Damages such as pain and suffering

• Bodily injury

• Physical damage

What does proximate cause mean?

• An uninterrupted unfolding of events from the initial act to the conclusion

• A broken chain of events leading to damage or injury

• An event that is deemed to be the cause via approximation

• An event that was probably the cause

In Quebec, most legal obligations are codified where?

• Civil Code of Québec

• Common law cases

• Provincial statutes

• Municipal bylaws

What does a plaintiff have to show a court in order to collect damages?

• The injuries caused

• The defendant’s breach of duty was in fact what caused the damages being claimed

• The material damage

• Moral prejudice