If a Statute Establishing a Reasonable Person Standard of Conduct

question 26

Multiple Choice

If a statute establishing a reasonable person standard of conduct is found to be applicable to a fact situation,then the courts will hold that an unexcused violation of that statute which causes an injury to another is:

• A) strict liability.
• B) res ipsa loquitur.
• C) negligence per se.
• D) assumption of the risk.

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Definitions:

Lateral Rectus

A muscle in the eye responsible for moving the eyeball outward, away from the midline of the body.

Superior Oblique

A cranial muscle that moves the eyeball downward and outward, involved in rotary movements of the eye.

Superior Rectus

A muscle in the eye that primarily enables upward movement of the eyeball.

Inferior Rectus

A muscle in the eye that controls downward movement of the eyeball.