Which of the Following Was True Prior to the Landmark

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true prior to the landmark 1916 case of MacPherson v.Buick Motor Company?

• A)Negligence was rarely used as a theory of recovery for an injury caused by a defective product because of the difficulty of establishing the element of duty.
• B)Causes of actions against manufacturers of products were barred by an amendment to the U.S.Constitution that has since been repealed.
• C)Negligence was rarely used as a theory of recovery for an injury caused by a defective product because of the difficulty of establishing causation.
• D)Causes of actions against manufacturers of products were barred under federal law.
• E)Negligence was often used as a theory of recovery because of the ease in establishing privity of contract.

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