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jwb375

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When a driver veers into on-coming traffic to avoid hitting a schoolbus of children which has just
  landed on its side in the driver's lane of travel, the driver hits a dog being taken out for a walk. The
  driver will be able to raise what defense if the dog's owner sues for the loss of the pet?
 
  A) private necessity B) consent
  C) public necessity D) an Act of God

Question 2

Driving home one night, the defendant discovers just in time that a tree has fallen across a road.
  Through great effort, the defendant drags the tree out of the road, leaving it on top of the plaintiff's
  prized flower beds. The plaintiff sues the defendant for damages caused to the flower beds.
  Defendant can reasonably expect to escape liability because of
 
  A) mistake of fact B) an affirmative defense
  C) private necessity D) public necessity



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patma1981

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D




jwb375

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Reply 2 on: Aug 2, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


matt95

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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