Instructions: Provide substantive answers to the following questions.
- Negligence is made up of four basic elements. The first element, duty, includes a related concept of “standard of care”. Does that standard of care change depending on the defendant involved, and if so, how?
- What is the “reasonable prudent person” standard?
- What standard of care might a landowner owe a trespasser?
- What is negligence per se? Why might this be important for a plaintiff to establish?
