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SGallaher96

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Due care is
 
  A) based on the principle of caveat emptor.
 
  B) based on the principle let the buyer beware.
 
  C) the idea that consumers and sellers do not meet as equals and that consumer's interests are particularly vulnerable to being harmed by the manufacturer.
 
  D) based on the principle of absolute liability.

Question 2

Before the case of MacPherson v. Buick Motor Car in 1916, the law based a manufacturer's liability for injuries due to a defective product on
 
  A) the principle of strict liability.
 
  B) the contractual relationship between the producer and the consumer.
 
  C) the principle of the reasonable person.
 
  D) whether or not the manufacturer exercised due care.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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