In Pollution Cases Involving Strict Liability for Abnormally Dangerous Activities

question 380

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) leakage of chemicals into groundwater
• B) using wasteful amounts of water in product production
• C) storing of flammable liquids in quantity in an unpopulated area
• D) emitting of steam by factories
• E) all of the other specific choices are correct

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Definitions:

Galling

A metal-to-metal wear failure characteristic caused by lack of lubricant or extreme overload.

Slip Yoke

A yoke that accommodates linear movement; the forward yoke in a drive shaft with female splines to which male splines in the main drive shaft tube are inserted to form a slip joint.

Road Shock

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