Negligence - Expanding or Limiting Duty

Question 1

Common Carriers

Answer 1

Higher degree of care
Only have to show slight fault

Question 2

Guest statutes

Answer 2

Lowers standard
Reasonable care to gross negligent (willful or wanton)

Question 3

Trespasser

Answer 3

Willful or wanton conduct

Question 4

Licensee

Answer 4

Social guest
Willful or wanton unless actual knowledge of harm

Question 5

Invitee

Answer 5

Open to the public or business
Reasonable care

Question 6

Position of peril or knowledge

Answer 6

Requires reasonable care

Question 7

Attractive Nuisace

Answer 7

Nuisances that attract children heightens duty to reasonable care for child trespassers
Exception
- obvious risk
- essential to the property

Question 8

Entrants

Answer 8

Abolishes T/L/I
All owed reasonable care

Question 9

Open and obvious hazards

Answer 9

Typically no duty is owed
Now part of comparative fault

Question 10

Recreational use statutes

Answer 10

Allow people to freely use your land
Only willful or wanton conduct

Question 11

Landlords and tenets

Answer 11

Used to be willful or wanton
Now reasonable care

Question 12

Firefighters rule

Answer 12

Public officers can only get damages from willful or wanton conduct by landowners when on the job