Question

Phillip was waiting for a bus at a bus stop. Across the street and down the block, a mechanic negligently overinflated a tire he was intending to put onto Marsha's pickup truck. The exploding tire injured Marsha and frightened a neighborhood dog, which ran down the street and knocked Phillip down, injuring his knee. Phillip sued the mechanic. In applying the Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad decision to this case, Phillip would: a. win because the mechanic was negligent in overinflating the tire, which led to Phillip's injury. b. win because the mechanic's actions were the cause in fact of Phillip's injuries. c. lose because the mechanic's actions were not the cause in fact of his injury d. lose because the mechanic could not have foreseen injury to Phillip.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Lose because the mechanic could not have foreseen injury to Phillip.