LEG 100 Week 4 Quiz

LEG 100 Week 4 Quiz | Assignment Help | Strayer University (All Correct)

Question 1

Don was driving his truck when a board fell out of the truck bed and onto the road. Alice, who was driving closely behind Don's truck, tried to avoid the board, swerved, and struck a telephone pole, causing her severe injuries. Which of the following is correct?                                 

Question 2

A defendant set off fireworks at a fully licensed Fourth of July show. The result of the activity caused harm to the plaintiff. In order for the plaintiff to win a case of negligence, he or she need only prove that it was foreseeable that the defendant's conduct might cause harm.                            

Question 3

Phillip was waiting for a bus at a bus stop. Across the street and down the block, a mechanic negligently overinflated a tire he was intending to put onto Marsha’s pickup truck. The exploding tire injured Marsha and frightened a neighbourhood dog, which ran down the street and knocked Phillip down, injuring his knee. Phillip sued the mechanic. In applying the Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad decision to this case, Phillip would

Question 4

Res ipsa loquitur shifts the burden of proof from the plaintiff to the defendant.                             

Question 5

A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is almost always liable for any harm that results.                           

Question 6

If a court applies res ipsa loquitur                        

Question 7

Kelley went ice skating on a neighbor’s pond, but she fell through a thin area into icy waters. Kelley did not have permission to be on the property, and the neighbor did not even know that she was there. Is the neighbor liable for Kelley’s injuries?                              

Question 8

Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad addressed the issue of furnishing alcohol to minors.                              

Question 9

The duty of care that each of us must follow is to behave as a reasonable person.                         

Question 10

A plaintiff sues in negligence but has no direct proof that the defendant behaved unreasonably. Which of the following is most likely to help the plaintiff?