Homer's Negligence Caused an Automobile Accident with Bart

question 35

Multiple Choice

Homer's negligence caused an automobile accident with Bart.As a result of the collision,Bart's car collides with a telephone pole,causing the pole to fall.The falling pole then takes out some electrical power lines.The resulting power outage leaves Patty without any light in her apartment.As she fumbles in the darkness,she trips over her cat,falls,and is injured.Patty sues Homer.In order to avoid liability,Homer's best defense is that:

• A)there is no actual cause between the negligence and the injury.
• B)there is no proximate cause between the breach of duty and the injury.
• C)Bart's car was the one that collided with the telephone pole.
• D)the electrical power lines should not have fallen under the force of a car.

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Definitions:

Tax Liability

The total amount of taxes an individual or organization owes to the tax authorities.

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Financial assistance programs provided by governments or institutions to individuals or groups to help supplement their income, typically aimed at the needy or to promote certain economic activities.

After-Tax Income

The amount of net income left after all federal, state, and withholding taxes have been deducted from an individual's earnings.

Tax Liability

The total amount of taxes owed by an individual or a corporation to the tax authorities.