Author Question: A Trier of Fact in a negligence case: a. Can only be a judge. b. Can only be a jury. c. Can ... (Read 95 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

A Trier of Fact in a negligence case:

a. Can only be a judge.
b. Can only be a jury.
c. Can only be an arbitrator.
d. Can be any one of the above.

Question 2

A local electrician in a small community performs some electrical wiring in a residential home. Some other electricians in the general area also utilize the same procedures. As a result of alleged negligence in the wiring, the plaintiff suffers an electric shock and is seriously injured. The likely result is:

a. The electrician will prevail by establishing he met local standards.
b. The plaintiff will prevail because the electrician's conduct will be judged by a national standard, not a local standard.
c. It will depend upon which side has the better expert witness(s).
d. The electrician will prevail because he did not intend this injury to occur.