A critical analysis of the eggshell rule in the Nigerian law of torts, by Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi Introduction Tortuous liability refers to responsibility for damage, harm, or inconvenience occasioned by an action or inaction. Elementarily, to incur liability for damage or harm suffered, there must be the presence of a duty (which is primarily fixed by law and owed to persons generally), breach of the said duty, damage resulting from the breach, and the existence of a remedy for such breach. A cardinal principle of the Law of Torts is the principle of...