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A strong wind gust blows through the doors to a warehouse-style store. It knocks over paint cans
  kept on an upper level shelf, one of which hits the plaintiff. The store's best argument for escaping
  liability would be to
 
  A) argue that this was not negligence per se
  B) use the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur
  C) show that this was an unavoidable accident
  D) claim that this was an Act of God

Question 2

A river overflows its banks, flooding the basement of a nearby house. To avoid liability, the
  carrier of the flood insurance policy for the house most likely will claim that since the river had never
  before overflown its banks, this involved
 
  A) indemnification B) an unavoidable accident
  C) the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur D) an Act of God



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peter

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D




SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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Reply 2 on: Aug 2, 2018
:D TYSM


steff9894

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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