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Flashcards in Strict Liability Deck (4)
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1
Q

For strict liability, the following elements must be shown:

A

(i) the nature of the defendant’s activity imposes an absolute duty to make safe;
(ii) the dangerous aspects of the activity was the actual and proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury; and
(iii) the plaintiff suffered damage to person or property.

2
Q

An owner is strictly liable for ___________________ done by a trespass of his animals.

A

reasonably foreseeable damage

3
Q

An owner is strictly liable to licensees and invitees for injuries caused by

A

wild animals (even those kept as pets)

4
Q

requirements for finding an activity to be abnormally dangerous

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(i) the activity must create a foreseeable risk of serious harm even when reasonable care is exercised by all actors; and (ii) the activity is not a matter of common usage in the community