1.) An elderly woman with osteoporosis suffered numerous broken bones as a result of a minor car accident. A person without osteoporosis would not have suffered any broken bones in the same circumstances. What would you reasonably expect a court to determine with respect to a negligence claim by the elderly claimant?
a.) The elderly claimant will receive full compensation on the basis of the thin skull principle.
b.) the defendant has a complete defence.
c.) the injury will pass the test of remoteness.
d.) the elderly claimant will not be awarded any damages.
2.) Which of the following is synonymous in negligence law with the statement “it is not enough to establish some of the steps or even most of them”?
a.) the plaintiff’s requirement to prove each and every step
b.) the defence of volenti non fit injuria
c.) the plaintiff’s automatic entitlement to damages
d.) the right to recover a loss of income
