CAIB 3 Chapter 1 questions with verified answers
Are all employees covered under W.C laws? Ans✓✓✓ No
Are employers generally responsible for injuries received to employees
in the course of their employment Ans✓✓✓ Yes
Can strict liability be a matter of common law, statute law or both?
Ans✓✓✓ Both
Common law is also called case law. Identify how current court
decisions are made in common law Ans✓✓✓ Current court decisions
must follow those made in cases having similar circumstances. This is
known as Rule of Precedent
Define Bailee for Hire Ans✓✓✓ One who has temporary custody of the
personal property of another for a purpose other than sale and who is
compensated as a condition of such custody
Employers can purchase Contingent Liability insurance for those
employees not covered by W.C laws. Identify two instances where this
contingent liability exposure could exist Ans✓✓✓ 1. Work is done by
persons who are no employees
2. When employees work in another province for longer periods than
are permitted by the workers compensation plan
, Explain the 'reasonable man' Ans✓✓✓ A mythical person whose
conduct varies according to the situation confronting him and according
to the jury judging him
Explain the liability of the building owner for 'multiple occupancy
building' Ans✓✓✓ The landlord is responsible to both the tenant and
persons who enter onto the premises only for the condition of areas
common to all occupencies
Explain the liability of the building owner for 'single occupancy
buildings' and the exception to the rule Ans✓✓✓ Landlords are not
liable to tenants or their customers for injuries caused by the unsafe
condition of the premises, except if the landlord fails to notify the
tenant of any dangerous conditions they were aware of or ought to
have been aware of, that existed at the time the lease was made
Explain the rationale behind the principal of Strict Liability Ans✓✓✓ To
place a greater onus of responsibility for losses which are likely to occur
on those who are in the best position to control them
Explain what the law expects of buyers and the exception to this rule
Ans✓✓✓ Must exercise care as to the suitability and quality of the
goods purchased by them. Exception: When the buyer makes known
the particular purpose for which the goods are required and relies on
the seller's skill or judgement, there is an implied condition that the
goods will be reasonably fit for such purpose
Are all employees covered under W.C laws? Ans✓✓✓ No
Are employers generally responsible for injuries received to employees
in the course of their employment Ans✓✓✓ Yes
Can strict liability be a matter of common law, statute law or both?
Ans✓✓✓ Both
Common law is also called case law. Identify how current court
decisions are made in common law Ans✓✓✓ Current court decisions
must follow those made in cases having similar circumstances. This is
known as Rule of Precedent
Define Bailee for Hire Ans✓✓✓ One who has temporary custody of the
personal property of another for a purpose other than sale and who is
compensated as a condition of such custody
Employers can purchase Contingent Liability insurance for those
employees not covered by W.C laws. Identify two instances where this
contingent liability exposure could exist Ans✓✓✓ 1. Work is done by
persons who are no employees
2. When employees work in another province for longer periods than
are permitted by the workers compensation plan
, Explain the 'reasonable man' Ans✓✓✓ A mythical person whose
conduct varies according to the situation confronting him and according
to the jury judging him
Explain the liability of the building owner for 'multiple occupancy
building' Ans✓✓✓ The landlord is responsible to both the tenant and
persons who enter onto the premises only for the condition of areas
common to all occupencies
Explain the liability of the building owner for 'single occupancy
buildings' and the exception to the rule Ans✓✓✓ Landlords are not
liable to tenants or their customers for injuries caused by the unsafe
condition of the premises, except if the landlord fails to notify the
tenant of any dangerous conditions they were aware of or ought to
have been aware of, that existed at the time the lease was made
Explain the rationale behind the principal of Strict Liability Ans✓✓✓ To
place a greater onus of responsibility for losses which are likely to occur
on those who are in the best position to control them
Explain what the law expects of buyers and the exception to this rule
Ans✓✓✓ Must exercise care as to the suitability and quality of the
goods purchased by them. Exception: When the buyer makes known
the particular purpose for which the goods are required and relies on
the seller's skill or judgement, there is an implied condition that the
goods will be reasonably fit for such purpose
