In Palsgraf V

question 343

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
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• 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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