Question

A Rhode Island state statute requires machinery in industrial plants to include automatic shut-off switches accessible to each employee working on the machine. Steel Company’s equipment does not have the switches. Trudy, a Steel employee, suffers an injury that an accessible shut-off switch would have prevented. Trudy’s best theory for recovery is __________________. a) assault b) assumption of risk c) invasion of privacy d) negligence

Answer 1

Answer:

Negligence

Explanation:

Negligence is the best theory for Trudy to base his arguments. Trudy will need to prove the following points to make his arguments persuasive.

1. That steel company had a duty to install the shut-off switches.
2. That the steel company breached that duty
3. That his injury was a direct result of the breach of duty
4. He suffered actual damages as a result of the negligence.