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Practice question: Negligent

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A worker follows an obsolete checklist despite a known change making it inadequate. The court finds reasonable care required an added precaution and that its omission caused injury. Can checklist compliance alone defeat the negligence finding?
  1. Yes; any written checklist grants immunity.
  2. No; compliance with that checklist is not conclusive proof of legally required diligence.
  3. Yes; foreseeable changes never matter.
  4. Yes; only contractual duties can require care.
  5. No; a checklist makes every accident intentional.

Legal references

  • Civil Code Articles 1173, 2176, 2180-2184: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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