Jose,a Migrant Worker Who Lived in a Mobile Home with Six

question 41

Multiple Choice

Jose,a migrant worker who lived in a mobile home with six other workers,died in a fire in the home.The smoke alarm did not go off,and he was trapped in the bedroom.The state had a law that required dwellings to be equipped with smoke detectors and that they be maintained.Jose's widow can sue the owner of the mobile home under ___.

• A)recklessness
• B)negligence per se
• C)breach of duty
• D)strict liability

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Definitions:

Brain

The organ located in the skull responsible for coordinating sensation, intellectual and nervous activity.

Impulses

are sudden, involuntary urges to do something, often without premeditation.

Pruning

The process of reducing or eliminating neural connections in the brain that are not used, which serves to streamline cognitive functioning.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.