True/False Questions
1. There are five elements in a negligence case, and a plaintiff wins who proves at least three of them.
2. Max, a 19-year-old sophomore, gets drunk at a fraternity party and then causes a serious car accident. Max can be found liable and so can the fraternity.
3. Some states are comparative negligence states but the majority are contributory negligence states.
4. A landowner might be liable if a dinner guest fell on a broken porch step but not liable if a trespasser fell on the same place.
5. A defendant can be liable for negligence even if he never intended to cause harm.
6. When Ms. Palsgraf sued the railroad, the court found that the railroad should have foreseen what might go wrong.