Question

The doctrine of _____ applies to cases in which the defendant has violated a statute enacted to prevent a certain type of harm from befalling a specific group to which the plaintiff belongs

Answer 1

The correct answer is "negligence per se". Negligence per se is considered to be a doctrine, wherein it contributes to let plaintiffs succeed in cases that are considered to be negligence. This doctrine applies to various cases, wherein the defendant has violates a statute performed to avoid a type of harm from being received by a certain group of people, in which belongs to the plaintiffs.