AU 62 Exam Questions and Answers
Which one of the following statements about owners and contractors protective liability
coverage is true? - Answer-It covers the property owner for damage arising from the
contractor's operations.
A contractor was hired by a railroad to work on a bridge adjacent...
A mining company has a partial ceiling collapse in one of its mines. Investigators discover that
the company neglected maintenance of their safety systems which resulted in serious injury to
several of their employees during the mine's ceiling collapse. The legal liability imposed on the
company for the injury to its employees is based on - Answer✔✔-statute
Liability imposed by certain statutes, such as workers compensation laws, is an example of -
Answer✔✔-Strict Liability
A farmer is angry that the neighbor's children ride all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) across the farmer's
fields. The farmer sets a fire behind the storage shed for the ATVs in order to destroy the ATVs. A
child is in the shed when it burns and is injured. A court decides the farmer is liable for the
child's injury based on which one of the following? - Answer✔✔-Intentional tort
Certain doctrines in tort law allow a court to infer negligence without direct evidence. This
doctrine is based on the conclusion that the accident would not have happened if the action or
event causing the injury was under the defendant's exclusive control, and the accident
ordinarily would not have happened if the defendant exercised appropriate care. Courts will
often apply the doctrine of - Answer✔✔-Res ipsa loquitur.
Which one of the following is an action causing harm that would most likely result in the
application of the res ipsa loquitur doctrine? - Answer✔✔-A roll of tar paper falls off a building
at night and hits someone.
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