In Pollution Cases Involving Strict Liability for Abnormally Dangerous Activities

question 467

Multiple Choice

In pollution cases involving strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities, courts have found which of the following activities to be abnormally dangerous:

• A) lawn mowing
• B) using wasteful amounts of water in product production
• C) storing of flammable liquids in quantity in a populated area
• D) emitting of steam by factories
• E) all of the other specific choices are correct

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