Tort Law: Duty of Care
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What is the term for a failure to act when there was a duty to act, which leads to harm to another?

  • Nonfeasance (correct)
  • Misfeasance
  • Negligence
  • Tortfeasor
  • Who is a public invitee?

  • Someone who is invited to enter the land for a public purpose (correct)
  • Someone who is a business invitee
  • Someone who trespasses on another's land
  • Someone who enters a private property for business dealings
  • What is the standard of care required of a common carrier?

  • Gross negligence
  • Ordinary reasonable care
  • Negligence per se
  • Highest degree of care (correct)
  • What is the duty of a property possessor towards a trespasser?

    <p>Duty to avoid wanton, intentional, willful injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for someone who is in the business of carrying passengers?

    <p>Common carrier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the duty of a property possessor towards an invitee?

    <p>Duty to inspect the property and protect the invitee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a duty in the context of tort law?

    <p>A legal obligation to conform to a certain standard of care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is a foreseeable plaintiff according to the Cardozo view?

    <p>Those who are in the zone of danger and could be reasonably foreseen to get harmed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general rule under common law regarding a person's duty to take affirmative steps to protect another?

    <p>One person owes no duty to take affirmative steps for another's protection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an exception to the no duty rule?

    <p>If a person knows or has reason to know that their conduct has created harm to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another exception to the no duty rule?

    <p>If a statute or ordinance requires a person to act affirmatively for the protection of another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the duty of a person who has created a continued risk of harm to another?

    <p>To employ reasonable care to prevent or minimize the risk of harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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