Answer questions based on the text and issue rule analysis conclusion. $1.$ JoKatherine Page and her $14-$year$-$old son Jason were robbed at their bank's ATM at $9$:$30$ P$.$M$.$ one evening by a group of four thugs. The thieves took $$300,$ struck Mrs$.$ Page in the face with a gun, and ran. Mrs$.$Page and her son filed suit against the bank for its failure to provide adequate security. Should the bank be held liable? $[$Page v American National Bank e Trust Co$.,850$ SW$2$d $133($Tenn$)]2.$ An owner abandoned his van in an alley in Chicago.$$In spite of repeated complaints to the police, the van was allowed to remain in the alley. After several $+$ months, it was stripped of most of the parts that could be removed. Jamin Ortiz, age $11,$ was walking down the alley when the van's gas tank exploded. The flames from the explosion set fire to Jamin's clothing, and he was severely burned. Jamin and his family brought suit brought against the city of Chicago to recover damages for his injuries. Could the city be held responsible for injuries caused by property owned by someone else?$$Why or why not? $[$Ortiz v Chicago, $398$ NE$2$d $1007($Ill App$)].$ the text :dence is the destruction or loss of evidence requested by a plaintiff in a case with the result being that the plaintiff loses the opportunity to advance the case.

To establish the tort of negligence, one must show that there has been a breach of duty in the form of a violation of a statute or professional competency standards or of behavior that does not rise to the level of that of a reasonable person. That breach of duty must have caused the injuries to the plaintiff, and the plain$-$ tiff must be able to quantify the damages that resulted.

Possible defenses to negligence include contributory negligence, comparative negligence, and assumption of risk.

Strict liability is absolute liability with few defenses.

Liability for torts has been expanding in terms of the amounts awarded and the persons who can be held liable. Currently, there are numerous statutes, deci$-$sions, and ballot propositions on limiting tort liability.