Which of the Following Is a Legal Doctrine That Says

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a legal doctrine that says when a statute has been enacted to prevent a certain type of harm and the defendant violates that statute, causing that type of harm to befall the plaintiff, the plaintiff may use proof of the violation as proof of negligence?

• A) negligence per se
• B) contributory negligence
• C) comparative negligence
• D) res ipsa loquitur

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Definitions:

Nominal Data

A type of categorical data for which the categories do not have a natural order or ranking.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it depends on the chosen significance level.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, usually set before the experiment.

Seat Belts

Devices aimed at protecting vehicle passengers from injurious motions that might occur in the event of an accident or abrupt halt.