Pat Is Pledging at the Delta Upsilon Delta (DUD)fraternity in Order

question 25

Multiple Choice

Pat is pledging at the Delta Upsilon Delta (DUD) fraternity in order to become a member.As part of his initiation,he must eat a piece of cheese that is on a mousetrap that has been set to trap a mouse.He tries,but the trap slams shut on his nose,injuring him.Pat files a products liability suit against the hardware store which sold the mousetrap to the fraternity members.Which of the following,if true,would allow the hardware store to avoid liability?

• A) The store exercised reasonable care in selling the mousetrap.
• B) It was an unforeseeable misuse for anyone to use a mousetrap in this way.
• C) Any defect in the mousetrap was caused by the manufacturer,not the hardware store.
• D) Pat was not the purchaser from the hardware store.

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