Tommie,a six-year-old child,was seriously injured when he stuck a fork into an electrical outlet at a restaurant.His parents sued the restaurant where the incident occurred,claiming it should have had child protective guards on the outlets even though no law required the restaurant to do so.Whether the restaurant is liable will be dependent upon whether

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The restaurant's liability will depend on whether the incident was reasonably foreseeable. In other words, would a reasonably prudent restaurant owner have anticipated the risk of a child sticking a fork into an electrical outlet and taken steps to prevent it, like installing child protective guards? If so, then the restaurant may be liable. The fact that there was no law requiring the restaurant to have child protective guards is not necessarily dispositive.

Tommie,a Six-Year-Old Child,was Seriously Injured When He Stuck a Fork