due care
Due care, also referred to as ordinary care and reasonable care, is the standard of care where a reasonable person would exercise in the same situation or under similar circumstances. This standard of care is used in a tort action to determine whether a person was negligent. Due care can also refer to due diligence in the context of corporate law.
See Beach v. Lipham, 276 Ga. 302, 578 S.E.2d 402 (2003)
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