A question I have been asked for education purposes:
In this scenario at a boarding school with two underage students - who is at fault? And should B pay A compensation?
- Student A was on their bed (in their dorm at school), with their laptop on the edge of their bed (fairly close).
- Student A begins to wrestle with another student (Student C).
- Student B decides to join in, and Student A is now sitting on their laptop.
- Student B causes Student A to fall off the bed, dragging their laptop with them.
- After inspection, the laptop's screen is broken.
The question:
- Is Student A at fault for their laptop being on the edge, consensually wrestling with another student near their laptop, and for sitting on it, and therefore should cover the cost of repairs themselves? Or is Student B responsible for the wrestling and should pay for it?
- How can you tell that by sitting on it Student A did not break it?
- Who would win in this court case?
Thanks very much.
In this scenario at a boarding school with two underage students - who is at fault? And should B pay A compensation?
- Student A was on their bed (in their dorm at school), with their laptop on the edge of their bed (fairly close).
- Student A begins to wrestle with another student (Student C).
- Student B decides to join in, and Student A is now sitting on their laptop.
- Student B causes Student A to fall off the bed, dragging their laptop with them.
- After inspection, the laptop's screen is broken.
The question:
- Is Student A at fault for their laptop being on the edge, consensually wrestling with another student near their laptop, and for sitting on it, and therefore should cover the cost of repairs themselves? Or is Student B responsible for the wrestling and should pay for it?
- How can you tell that by sitting on it Student A did not break it?
- Who would win in this court case?
Thanks very much.