Author Question: A baseball player slides into a base. An opponent guards the base but cannot escape contact with the ... (Read 47 times)

genevieve1028 · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

A baseball player slides into a base. An opponent guards the base but cannot escape contact with the baseball player's cleats. If the opponent sues the baseball player, the opponent will lose because of the defense of private necessity.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

To stop the spread of a forest fire, the defendant uses earth-moving equipment to dig out a trench that the fire cannot leap over. The landholder sues the defendant for damage to the landholder's property. The defendant will escape liability due to the defense of mistake.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false