333: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 1)
Description
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is Part 1 of a two-part series on strict liability as it relates to animals (both wild and domestic), as well as certain super dangerous activities. Join us next week for the second episode on this topic.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Overview of strict liability in torts
- What activities are considered abnormally dangerous?
- Strict liability as it relates to keeping wild and domestic animals
- A fact pattern from the February 2008 California bar exam
Resources:
- "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2008 (https://nwculaw.edu/pdf/bar/February%202008%20Essays%20and%20Sample%20Answers.pdf)
- Foster v. Preston Mill Co. (https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/torts/torts-keyed-to-prosser/strict-liability/foster-v-preston-mill-co/)
- Podcast Episode 319: Spotlight on Torts (Part 3 – Strict and Vicarious Liability) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-319-spotlight-on-torts-part-3-strict-and-vicarious-liability/)
Download the Transcript
(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-333-listen-and-learn-strict-liability-animals-and-dangerous-activities-part-1/)
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Alison & Lee
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