Author Question: If the causal relationship between the defendant's act and the resulting harm is broken by an ... (Read 144 times)

soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

If the causal relationship between the defendant's act and the resulting harm is broken by an intervening act, there is an approximate cause.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

In Erichsen v. No-Frills Supermarkets, a woman who was shopping was seriously injured by a robber in the parking lot. She sued the store claiming that its failure to provide adequate security was a breach of its duty to her. The Nebraska high court held that the store could:
a. be sued because the assailant was a store employee
b. be sued for strict liability for failure to protect a patron
c. have been liable if the incident occurred in the store, but not out in the parking lot d. not be liable as the incident was a random, uncommon event
e. none of these