Assertion A In the Event of violation of any legal right tort the aggrieved party is entitled t...........

Legal Concepts Law of Torts

Assertion (A): In the Event of violation of any legal right (tort) the aggrieved party is entitled to recover unliquidated damages.

Reason (R): The object of awarding damages to the aggrieved party is to put him in the same position in which he would have been if the wrong would not have been committed. Damages are therefore, assessed on that basis.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Explanation:

Damages are assessed on the basis of actual loss suffered by the party and is meant to reinstate the party in a position-, had the loss would not have occurred to him.
The extent of harm cannot be predicted in torts, therefore, the damages have to be unliquidated.