A State Statute Requires Machinery in Food Processing Plants to Include

question 17

Multiple Choice

A state statute requires machinery in food processing plants to include automatic shut-off switches accessible to each employee working on the machine. Fruit Company's (FC's) equipment does not have the switches. Greg, an FC employee, suffers an injury that an accessible shut-off switch would have prevented. Greg's best ground for recovery is that FC committed

• A) a dram shop act.
• B) a violation of the "danger invites rescue" doctrine.
• C) negligence per se.
• D) res ipsa loquitur.

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