Strict Liability

Question 1

For strict liability, the following elements must be shown:

Answer 1

(i) the nature of the defendant’s activity imposes an absolute duty to make safe;
(ii) the dangerous aspects of the activity was the actual and proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury; and
(iii) the plaintiff suffered damage to person or property.

Question 2

An owner is strictly liable for ___________________ done by a trespass of his animals.

Answer 2

reasonably foreseeable damage

Question 3

An owner is strictly liable to licensees and invitees for injuries caused by

Answer 3

wild animals (even those kept as pets)

Question 4

requirements for finding an activity to be abnormally dangerous

Answer 4

(i) the activity must create a foreseeable risk of serious harm even when reasonable care is exercised by all actors; and (ii) the activity is not a matter of common usage in the community