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Brittanyd9008

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Alex sues Lisa for 60,000 for damages suffered as a result of her negligence because she failed to place a sign on the door of her restaurant warning customers to Watch Your Step as they exited the building. A jury awards Alex 40,000 because Alex's intoxication made him 33 responsible for his injuries. Lisa avoided full liability because she showed:
 a. res ipsa loquitur
  b. intoxicating negligence c. intervening conduct
  d. assumption of risk
  e. none of the other choices

Question 2

According to the Supreme Court, if a government regulation reduces the value of property, it must compensate the landowner for the loss in value if the loss:
 a. is greater than about ten percent
  b. is greater than about twenty-five percent c. is greater than about fifty percent
  d. is close to the entire value of the property
  e. none of the other choices; it must pay compensation for any decline in value



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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

d



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