— Also termed due care; ordinary care; adequate care; proper care. See REASONABLE PERSON. [Cases: Negligence 233. C.J.S. Negligence §§ 34, 118–121, 125–127, 130–131, 133.]
reasonable care
As a test of liability for negligence, the degree of care that a prudent and competent person engaged in the same line of business or endeavor would exercise under similar circumstances.
