State X Has a Law Requiring That All Cars Have

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Essay

State X has a law requiring that all cars have a functioning muffler.The law's sole purpose is to protect all the state's citizens against noise pollution.Donna violates the law when her muffler falls off her car while she is driving on a busy freeway.Pete,a citizen of State X,suffers damage to his car when it is damaged after colliding with the muffler.Pete sues Donna under the theory of negligence per se.Will he recover? Why or why not?

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