Question

state the learned hand equation and explain its components and interpretation

Answer 1

learned hand equation

• Learned Hand Formula is an algebraic formula coined by judge Learned Hand and describes a process for determining whether a legal duty of care has been breached.
• Hand Stated ;

The owners duty, as in other similar situations,to provide against resulting injuries is a function of three variables (1) The Probability that she will break away ; (2) The Gravity of the resulting injury, if she does; (3) The Burden of adequate precautions

• given as;

B=PL

B- Precautions

P- Probability

L- Magnitude

• According to which liability turns on the relation between investment in precautions (B) and the products of the probability(P) and magnitude (L) of harm resulting from the accident.
• If PL Exceeds B then the defendant should be liable .
• The Rule is also known as Hand Rule, Hand Formula or BPL Formula.