Blow-UpJeanie Is Hauling Several Containers of Gasoline in Her Vehicle

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Blow-Up.Jeanie is hauling several containers of gasoline in her vehicle in preparation for riding her personal watercraft.On the way home,Jeanie stops at the automatic teller machine at her bank and exits her car.Holly pulls behind her and negligently rear-ends Jeanie's car.The car explodes and results in the bank building burning to the ground.The bank sues Holly for negligence claiming that Holly should have to pay for the entire bank building.The bank claimed that it should be able to recover under the res ipsa loquitur doctrine.Which of the following is true regarding whether actual cause exists in the bank's action against Holly?

• A)Actual causation would exist because the bank would not have been damaged if Holly had fulfilled her duty to drive properly.
• B)Actual cause is present because as a matter of policy,it is believed that someone who rear-ends a vehicle should be responsible for damages.
• C)Actual cause is present because Holly was the legal cause of the bank burning.
• D)Actual cause is not present because Holly is not the legal cause of the bank burning.
• E)Actual cause is not present because Holly is not the proximate cause of the bank burning.

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Definitions:

Helping Behavior

Acts performed by an individual that are intended to benefit another individual or individuals, often at a cost or risk to the helper.

Cooperative Breeding

A reproductive system where more than two individuals contribute to the care of the offspring, enhancing survival rates in some species.

Polyandrous Species

Species in which females mate with multiple males within a single breeding season or mating period.

Monogamy

A mating system in which an individual has only one mate during a breeding season or for their entire life.