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Under the Civil Code

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  1. What diligence does Article 1755 require for common-carrier passenger safety?
  2. When a passenger dies or is injured, what does Article 1756 presume?
  3. Does a reduced fare alone justify limiting the common carrier's passenger liability?
  4. A bus ticket states that the carrier owes paying passengers no safety duty even if the driver is negligent. Which is co…
  5. A driver negligently injures a passenger while violating the carrier's orders. The carrier relies solely on that violat…
  6. A bus driver negligently speeds and causes a crash. A passenger's failure to use an available handhold contributes to t…
  7. A passenger repeatedly threatens another rider in full view of bus employees. They have ample safe opportunity through …
  8. Distinguish the passenger-safety standard from the presumption after passenger injury.
  9. Explain why a carrier's careful hiring and supervision alone does not defeat Article 1759 liability for employee-caused…
  10. Distinguish gratuitous carriage from a merely reduced fare when considering a negligence limitation.
  11. What personal precautionary duty does Civil Code Article 1761 impose on a passenger?
  12. A person is carried genuinely free of charge. Under Article 1758, which stipulated limitation may be valid?