When a Court Is Trying to Assess Liability in a Negligence

question 48

True/False

When a court is trying to assess liability in a negligence action, it asks the question, "What would a reasonable person have done in these circumstances?"

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Definitions:

Dividing Fractions

The process of calculating the quotient of two fractions by multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second.

Simplest Form

The most reduced version of a mathematical expression, with no common factors or reducible elements.

Multiplying Fractions

The mathematical process of finding the product of two fractions by multiplying their numerators and denominators separately.

Simplest Form

A term used to describe a fraction when both the numerator and denominator are reduced to their smallest possible integers while still maintaining the same value.