The Evaluation of Laura and Randy's Conduct in a Negligence Case

What standard will be used to evaluate Laura and Randy's conduct in the negligence case?

1. Both Laura's and Randy's conduct will be evaluated based on the reasonable person standard.

Answer

In the situation described:

1. Both Laura's and Randy's conduct will be evaluated based on the reasonable person standard.

When judging the actions of a person, law practitioners must compare those actions to those of a reasonable person. The reasonable person is not a specific real human being, but rather a hypothetical person in society who behaves in a way that is careful, skillful, and who has the ability of making good judgments and decisions. Both Laura and Randy will have their conducts evaluated according to the reasonable person standard. Their actions and degree of understanding will be compared to that of the "reasonable person".