What is the test for reasonable care of a visitor who causes damage to a person's home?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Levesque v. Bramalea Limited, 1983 CanLII 2271 (SK QB):
In Indermaur v. Dames (1866), L.R. 1 C.P. 274, Willes, J., stated: And, with respect to such a visitor at least, we consider it settled law that he, using reasonable care on his part for his own safety, is entitled to expect that the occupier shall on his part use reasonable care to prevent damage from unusual danger, which he knows or ought to know.
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