Which of the Following Doctrines Excuses an Injured Claimant Who

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following doctrines excuses an injured claimant who can show that a product was defective when it left the hands of the defendant from having to prove that the defendant caused the defect?

• A) the Mackay doctrine
• B) the doctrine of negligence per se
• C) the doctrine of privity
• D) the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

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Definitions:

Chemical Senses

Pertains to the senses, including taste and smell, that involve the detection and processing of chemical stimuli.

Papillae

Small sensory projections on the tongue responsible for taste sensation.

Optic Chiasm

A structure located at the base of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross, allowing visual information from each eye to be processed by both hemispheres of the brain.

Olfactory Epithelium

A specialized tissue inside the nasal cavity that is responsible for detecting odors through the binding of odor molecule to receptor neurons.