Bob Is Shopping in Carl's Hardware Store When a Nail

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Essay

Bob is shopping in Carl's Hardware Store when a nail gun held by Dan,one of Carl's employees,fires without warning and hits Bob in the leg.Carl checks the gun and discovers that it was assembled improperly.Bob files a suit against Eagle Tools,Inc. ,the manufacturer of the gun,for product liability,on the ground of strict liability.What are the elements for an action based on strict liability ?In whose favor is the court likely to rule?

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Definitions:

Parapsychology

The study of paranormal and psychic phenomena, including telepathy, precognition, and extrasensory perception.

Sensation

The way in which our sense organs and nervous system perceive and depict the energy of stimuli around us.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Clairvoyance

The supposed ability to gain information about an object, person, location, or physical event through means other than the known human senses, considered a form of extrasensory perception.