Plywood & Particleboard Mill,Inc

question 47

Multiple Choice

Plywood & Particleboard Mill,Inc.,does not use filters on its stacks,which consequently pollute the air. Quinn,a Plywood employee,suffers respiratory illness. To succeed in a suit against the company on the ground of negligence,Quinn must show that he suffers from

• A)a distinct harm separate from that affecting the general public.
• B)a lesser harm than an injunction would impose on Plywood.
• C)Plywood's failure to use reasonable care to avert herm to Quinn.
• D)the same harm as that affecting the general public.

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