Question

While driving her car down the street, Susan sees a child playing near the road with no adult around. Which of the following is most likely true in a given jurisdiction?
a. Because the law holds that every U.S. citizen holds the duty to help a stranger in peril, she must come to the child's assistance
b. She must come to the child's assistance only because a child is involved
c. She has no duty to render assistance to the child
d. She must render assistance to the child only if she can do so without peril to herself
e. She must render assistance to the child only if she is acquainted with the child's parents

Answer 1

c. She has no duty to render assistance to the child.