Torts: Negligence

Question 1

Generally, in a wrongful birth case, are damages for child-rearing expenses recoverable by the parents?

Answer 1

No (some states award but most don’t)

Question 2

what damages can be recovered in a wrongful birth case?

Answer 2

Parents can recover damages for additional medical expenses

Question 3

When is a bailee liable to a bailor for only gross negligence?

Answer 3

when the bailment is for the sole benefit of the bailor

Question 4

how are firefighters treated in terms of duty owed by a landowner?

Answer 4

firefighters are treated as licensees

Question 5

What duty does a lessor owe to the lessee of leased premises?

Answer 5

A lessor owes no duty to a lessee as to unreasonably dangerous conditions of which the lessee is or should be aware

Question 6

definition of a licensee

Answer 6

one who enters on land w/ the landowner’s permission for her own purpose or business rather than the landowner’s benefit

Question 7

does a landowner owe a duty as to unreasonably dangerous artificial conditions or structures abutting adjacent land?

Answer 7

Yes. The duty also extends to passerby who may stray onto the edge of the landowner’s property