Legal Principle: A person cannot complain against a harm to which he has voluntarily consented. Precautions can be taken only against reasonably foreseeable mishaps. Factual Situation: At an athletic meet, during a hammer throw, the hammer came apart and hit a middle distance runner who was sitting 10 meters outside the throwing area. The runner sustained severe injuries on the head and neck. The runner filed a suit for damages. The standard precautions were taken for throwing the 7 kilogram hammer. The runner: I. Would be able to recover because the organizers had failed to keep the equipment in good condition. II. Would not be able to recover because the injuries were caused in a freak accident. III. Would not be able to recover because she had agreed to participate in the sports meet with all the attendant risks. IV. Would not be able to recover because the accident was not reasonably foreseeable.

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Legal Principle: A person cannot complain against a harm to which he has voluntarily consented. Precautions can be taken only against reasonably foreseeable mishaps. Factual Situation: At an athletic meet, during a hammer throw, the hammer came apart and hit a middle distance runner who was sitting 10 meters outside the throwing area. The runner sustained severe injuries on the head and neck. The runner filed a suit for damages. The standard precautions were taken for throwing the 7 kilogram hammer. The runner: I. Would be able to recover because the organizers had failed to keep the equipment in good condition. II. Would not be able to recover because the injuries were caused in a freak accident. III. Would not be able to recover because she had agreed to participate in the sports meet with all the attendant risks. IV. Would not be able to recover because the accident was not reasonably foreseeable.






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