In Which of the Following Would the Plaintiff Not Succeed

question 42

Multiple Choice

In which of the following would the plaintiff not succeed in an action for negligence?

• A) May was made sick by drinking a contaminated cola, bottled by Black, bought for her by her friend Fred from Green.
• B) An accounting firm made a mistake in the audited financial statements, which caused an investor to lose $20,000. The firm knew the investor was going to rely on the statements to invest.
• C) Dr. Zotsky used the skill of a reasonable doctor in that field, but the patient did not respond to the treatment and lost sight in one eye.
• D) A zoning officer carelessly told Mr. Lee that the lot was zoned "commercial," but it was really zoned "duplex." Lee lost $85,000 by relying on this information.
• E) Nick was a willing passenger when Alex was driving at 140 km/h. He was hurt when the car slid on the wet pavement and crashed. The court found Nick took the physical risk, but never took the legal risk.

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production or sales, such as materials and labor directly involved in manufacturing.

Marginal Cost

The increase in cost resulting from the production of one additional unit of a good or service.

Fixed Input

An input whose quantity is constant and cannot be changed in the short run.

Short Run

A period in economics during which some factors of production are fixed, limiting the ability of a business to fully adjust to market changes.