Question

Roadbuilders, Inc, uses dynamite in its operations. Sky-Hi Fireworx, Inc, stores explosives in its warehouses. Most likely liable under the doctrine of strict liability for any injury caused by an abnormally dangerous activ¬ity will be:_________.

a. None of the choices.
b. Roadbuilders and Sky-Hi.
c. Roadbuilders only.
d. Sky-Hi only.

Answer 1

b. Roadbuilders and Sky-Hi.

Step-by-step explanation:

Strict liability is a legal doctrine that imposes the legal liability for damages or injuries caused even if the person liable did not act with fault or negligence or without finding any fault. It only required to prove that the tort occurred and the individual is responsible. This doctrine applies only on three types of situations:

• Manufacturing defect.
• Animal bites.
• Abnormally dangerous activities.

In the given case, Both Roadbuilders and Sky-Hi are responsible for injury caused by an abnormally dangerous activity as they both involved in storing and using the explosive.

Answer 2

The answer here would be option b. or Roadbuilders and Sky-Hi.

Step-by-step explanation:

• In this case, Roadbuilders uses the dynamite in any operational activity/s it conducts and the Sky-Hi Firefox Inc, is responsible for storing and maintaining the explosives in the warehouse.
• Hence,based on the strict liability doctrine, all the concerned parties engaged in construction,hazardous manufacturing or any such harmful and life threatening commercial activities have to assume equal and undivided responsibility in preventing any potential physical injury,death or any kind of damages to any individual or party concerned.
• Therefore,in this case,assuming that both the parties or companies are involved in the dangerous activity mentioned, both of them will be legally liable to prevent any kind of physical injury or bodily damage or serious casualty to anyone due to their operational activity/s.