In Palsgraf V

question 454

Multiple Choice

In Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Company, involving a woman injured by an accidentally dropped package of fireworks that exploded as it was run over by a train, the railroad should not have been held liable for negligence because:

• A) Palsgraf should not have been standing so close to the tracks
• B) railroad employees repeatedly warned Palsgraf that she was standing in a dangerous location
• C) there was nothing about the package that would suggest it was dangerous if dropped
• D) the railroad employees acted in an unreasonable manner
• E) none of the other choices

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