Ruth carelessly parks her car on a steep hill, leaving the car in neutral and failing to engage the parking brake. The car rolls down the hill and knocks down an electric line. The sparks from the broken line ignite a grass fire. The fire spreads until it reaches a barn one mile away. The barn houses dynamite , and the burning barn explodes, causing part of the roof to fall on and injure a passing motorist Jim. Can Jim recover damages from Ruth? Why or why not?
2007-03-04 04:31:35 · 6 answers · asked by yeah 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Because of Ruth's negligence and carelessness, I would say so.
2007-03-04 04:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since it isn't forseeable, Jim doesn't have a legal cause against Ruth, unless she lives in a state that hasn't adopted the forseeability limitation of Palsgraf.
2007-03-04 04:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by JB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the ultimate cause of the chain reaction was due to the carelessness of Ruth, so she is responsible.
2007-03-04 04:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The consequences are not foreseeable and the dynamite is an intervening independent cause
2007-03-04 04:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by David M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Damn thats quite a situation!
2007-03-04 04:35:14 · answer #5 · answered by Alisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-06 12:49:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋