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(i) A legal duty to exercise due care on the part of the party complained of towards the party complaining the formers conduct within the scope of the duty; (ii) breach of the said duty; and (iii) consequential damage. All these constituents are present in the present case because it was the duty of the Line-man to maintain the electric supply. It was also his duty that in case of any damage to the line, the same should be repaired. Consequently, it follows that when the conductor was so loose as only three feet above the ground, he should have ensured that electric supply is not put on till the conductor is restored to its proper position. Since he left the station unattended, it was the breach of a duty he owes to the people of the locality of the unsuspecting passers-by through the open field where the conductor was hanging. This carelessness on .