Question

An Illinois state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in certain conditionfor the protection of patrons. Jasperâs Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment. Kaitlin, apatron, is thereby injured. Jasperâs committedA) assault.B) battery.C) false imprisonment.D) negligence.

Answer 1

The answer is negligence (option D)

Step-by-step explanation:

Negligence in law terms describes the failure to follow standards of established behavior that protects people against unreasonable risks. In other words, negligence describes the situation whereby a person, an organization or company acts in a careless (or "negligent") manner that results in the damage of properties or someone sustaining an injury.

Kaitlin wouldn't have been injured if Jasper Fun Park had met Illinois state statute requirement for equipment maintenance in amusement parks. Thus, it can be concluded that Jasper Fun Park acted in negligence.