Author Question: In a negligence suit, one of the hotly-contested issues in the case is the element of duty. This ... (Read 39 times)

Mollykgkg · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

In a negligence suit, one of the hotly-contested issues in the case is the element of duty. This will be decided by:

a. The jury.
b. Both the judge and the jury in a joint meeting.
c. The judge.
d. The judge will determine if the judge or the jury will decide the issue.

Question 2

A losing plaintiff was heard to say: The judge threw out my negligence case.. The plaintiff likely meant:

a. The judge decided as a matter of law that the plaintiff had failed to prove an essential element of negligence.
b. The plaintiff's attorney offended the judge.
c. The judge threw the plaintiff's file in the waste basket.
d. The jury returned an adverse verdict to the plaintiff.