Assertion: negligence's element | /r/HasProperty | required
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text: Negligence, required elements
text: To prove negligence, the following elements are required: (i) the defendant owed a duty to the injured party or to the general public (such as driving a car), (ii) the actions or failure to act by the defendant was not representative of reasonable or prudent conduct that an ordinary person would make under similar circumstances, and (iii) that the defendant’s negligent act or inaction was the proximate cause of the injury suffered by the plaintiff.