Which of the Following Situations Could Result in a Successful

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations could result in a successful action for negligence?

• A) George deliberately broke an expensive camera when he yanked on a large cable.
• B) When Eric was setting up the lighting in a backyard rented for a night shoot, he fell into a hole and broke his leg. The owner had previously notified the director that he had been digging a hole to plant an apple tree.
• C) An employee of the bank mistakenly wrote to Sean saying that the bank had approved his loan. Relying on that letter, Sean made contracts he could not honour when the bank refused to forward the money. Sean lost $100,000 because of the bank's carelessness.
• D) A doctor, acting in the best interest of his patient Alex (who had lost blood after a serious cut), gave him a transfusion even though Alex told him explicitly not to do so.
• E) Dr. Jones used the skill of a reasonable doctor in his field, but the patient did not respond to the treatment and lost sight in one eye. The patient sued the doctor.

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