Author Question: The defendant rents out equipment to go windsurfing. The plaintiff signs a release indicating that ... (Read 53 times)

RODY.ELKHALIL · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

The defendant rents out equipment to go windsurfing. The plaintiff signs a release indicating that
the plaintiff understands that windsurfing involves a risk of injury, and goes out on the water. A
sudden gust of wind causes the boom of the sail to come around and hit the plaintiff so hard as to break
several of the plaintiff's ribs. If the plaintiff sues the defendant, the plaintiff will lose because of the
doctrine of

A) last clear chance B) comparative negligence
C) contributory negligence D) assumption of the risk

Question 2

Children playing on a neighbor's property fall down a hill and hit one of the rusting cars that
landholder keeps on the property. The landholder will attempt to avoid liability because the accident
involved

A) real property B) a natural condition
C) personal property D) an artificial condition