Author Question: Power company employees turned off a traffic signal while working on a power line and a fatal ... (Read 58 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Power company employees turned off a traffic signal while working on a power line and a fatal accident resulted. The employees, not the power company, could be liable for negligence that contributed to the accident.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

In DiPietro v. Farmington Sports Arena, 11-year-old DiPietro was injured when playing soccer at Farmington. She contended that the artificial turf was defective and sued for premises liability, contending that Farmington was negligent by allowing a dangerous playing surface to be used. The courts held that:
a. Farmington had an obligation to warn patrons of the possibility of an uneven surface and was negligent for not doing so
b. Farmington was liable for the tort of battery for allowing a patron to be injured on a defective playing surface
c. Farmington was liable in strict liability for continuing to use a dangerous surface that created a hazard to patrons
d. Farmington was not shown to have violated a duty of care and was not liable
e. none of the other choices