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Duty to Assist
2003- Tort Liability |
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A person who knows, or has reason to know, that one’s conduct, whether wrongful or innocent, has caused harm to another, has a duty to render assistance to prevent further harm.
A person who breaches this duty is responsible for any additional harm proximately caused by the breach.
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South v. Nat’l R.R. Passenger Corp., 290 NW2d 819, 837 (ND 1980)
Restatement (2d) Torts, Duty to Aid Another Harmed by Conduct, § 322
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