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stephzh

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In the case of a railroad worker accident brought to court in the 1900s, one of the defenses the railroad company used against the plaintiff was the fellow-servant doctrine. What does this refer to?
 A) The claims for such incidents are usually settled out-of-court, as between fellows.
 B) The company is not a separate entity above the employee, but a colleague and a caretaker.
 C) The injured employee had assumed responsibility of the risks involved.
 D) The accident is attributed to the negligence of the co-worker.

Question 2

Every state court system has trial courts where disputes are initially brought and tried. These are the courts of:
 a. limited jurisdiction b. special jurisdiction c. original jurisdiction
  d. appellate jurisdiction
  e. none of the other choices are correct



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

c



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