To lighten a passenger plane which is coming perilously close to hitting some trees, the captain of

the plane orders the crew to eject all luggage. Doing so lightens the plane so that the captain can gain
enough altitude to bring the plane to its destination. If passengers on that flight sue the airline for
damages due to the loss of luggage, the airline likely will avoid liability by claiming the defense of

A) public necessity B) mistake of law
C) private necessity D) mistake of fact


A

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