The parents of two sets of children, in a group of kids, offers to serve as chaperones on a field trip
During the trip, the parents lose sight of one of the children, who is subsequently injured in an
automobile accident. Besides basing a claim of negligence against the driver of the automobile, the
injured child's legal guardian brings suit against the chaperones on the grounds of negligence. In
denying liability, each set of parents said that the other parents had responsibility for the child. Both
A) will be found not liable because of the actions of the driver of the automobile
B) face liability because of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur
C) face liability because they engaged in negligence per se
D) face liability because of joint and several liability
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the motor vehicle accident involving George and Sam, assume George is injured. The ambulance arrives and proceeds to the hospital. The ambulance driver is negligent because he forgets to turn on the vehicle's flashing lights. As a result, there is a collision with another vehicle and George is killed. In a suit by George's heirs against Sam:
a. Sam will likely prevail because the ambulance driver's negligence was a dependent intervening force. b. Sam will likely not prevail because the ambulance driver's negligence was an independent intervening force. c. Sam will likely not prevail because the ambulance driver's negligence was a dependent intervening force. d. None of the above.
The meeting of creditors in a Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 case must be held not less than ____ nor more than ____ days after the entry of the order for relief.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is a way to challenge or attack a legal position or argument based on a statute?
A. The statute being relied on as a guide does not apply. B. The statute is sufficiently broad to allow another interpretation. C. The statute has been misconstrued. D. The statute has been misapplied. E. All of the above F. Answers a, b, and c above G. Answers b, c, and d above