Explain What Is Meant by the Rule of Five and What

question 139

Essay

Explain what is meant by the rule of five and what you should do if this rule is not met.

---

Definitions:

Proximate Cause

The primary reason an event occurs that, in a natural and continuous sequence, leads to a legal injury, and without which the injury would not have occurred.

Palsgraf v. Long Island

A landmark 1928 legal case in which the New York Court of Appeals established the principle of foreseeability in determining negligence.

Negligence Case

A legal dispute involving claims that a person's carelessness resulted in harm or damage to another.

Negligence Per Se

A judicial principle that deems an action as automatically negligent due to the breach of a law or regulation.