Mexican Auto Insurance and Understanding Liability!
Mexican Auto Insurance and Understanding Liability!
When you start shopping for Mexican auto insurance, youre sure to see the term “liability” thrown around quite a lot. Before you make a purchase, its smart to get a decent understanding of what liability means and how it affects your Mexican insurance online rates. Dont worry though, you dont have to spend hours and hours studying up on the topic. In fact, its simple to understand. By reading through the following information, you should come away with a strong enough understanding to get you through the buying process. At any rate, it never hurts to be as educated as possible when buying coverage.
What is Liability?
Strict Liability Case Law
Strict Liability Case Law
Strict liability is an interesting concept in law where the defendant can be found guilty based purely on his guilty act (actus reus) without any need to prove that he had a guilty mind (mens rea). Usually both actus reus and mens rea are required in a criminal offense, and this article looks at some possible scenarios around the exceptions – those rare cases of strict liability.
Imagine a situation where the defendant was a company that manufactured food, including tins of peas. The defendant was charged with selling food which was not of the substance demanded by the purchaser. A caterpillar was found in one of the tins of peas, and although it was established that the factory had very high standards, and no other preventative measures could be taken, the court found that the defendant was nonetheless liable. This example illustrates that in matters of food preparation and sale strict liability is likely to apply.