Big Red is a popular car. The dash board is covered with little ...

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Big Red is a popular car. The dash board is covered with little steel studs. In an accident, Betty, sitting next to her boyfriend and not wearing a seat belt, smashes her face on the dash board. The steel studs make the injuries worse. Her boyfriend is at fault in the accident. Betty sues the maker of Big Red for injuries. She is likely to:
 a. win; the manufacturer did not exercise reasonable care to prevent foreseeable dangers b. win; car producers are held strictly liable for injuries suffered by accident victims
  c. lose; assumption of the risk in being in a car
  d. lose; assumption of risk by not wearing a seat belt
  e. lose; auto makers are not responsible for injuries incurred in accidents that are the fault of a driver

Question 2

In Crest Ridge Construction v. Newcourt, where an order for construction materials that Crest Ridge needed was rejected for failure to meet credit terms, and Crest Ridge had to find a higher-cost replacement and sued Newcourt for damages, the appeals court held that:
 a. Newcourt was not liable for damages, even though there was sufficient evidence that the two companies had formed a contract under the definition found in the UCC
  b. Newcourt was not liable for breach of contract because there was not sufficient evidence that the two companies had formed a contract under the definition found in the UCC
  c. Crest Ridge was liable for breach of contract because it failed to inform Newcourt that it would not be able to pay before delivery
  d. Crest Ridge did not have a case because there was never any indication that they had formed a contract with Newcourt
  e. none of the other choices are correct

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

e