Defenses to a Negligent Act Include

question 455

Multiple Choice

Defenses to a negligent act include:

• A) assumption of the risk
• B) existence of proximate cause
• C) existence of a substantial factor
• D) res ipsa loquitur
• E) all of the other choices

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