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Cards In This Set
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Notice that has been expressly and actually given, and brought home to a party direclty
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Actual Notice
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Information of knowledge of a fact imputed by law to a person because he/she could have discovered the fact by proper diligence
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Constructive Notice
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Laws established in some states that allows an individual who sees a person in imminent and serious peril through negligence of another person to attempt a rescue without being charged with contributory negligence, as a matter of law, provided that the attempted rescue is not made recklessly or rashly
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Good Samaritan Laws
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Failure to assure that a person hired is qualified to carry out the requirements of his/her position, thereby resulting in injury to persons in his/her charge
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Negligent Hiring
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That level of supervision dependent upon the training and experience of an individual responsible for supervising others.
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Qualitative Supervision
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That level of supervision dependent upon characteristics of the group being supervised, such as size and dispersion of the group.
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Quantitative Supervision
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As used in this chapter, a signed statement by an adult who has been made aware of the inherent risks within an activity that discharges the director of the activity from the duty of protecting the participant from those inherent risks
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Release
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"let the master answer" a phrase indicating that a master is liable in certain cases for the wrongful acts of his/her servant
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Respondeat Superior
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A judicial tenet that precludes bringing suit against the government without its consent.
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Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity
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In the law of negligence, the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person should exercise in the same or similar circumstances
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Standard of Care
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As used in this chapter, activities performed without any authority from persons in charge of the actor.
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Ultra Vires Activity
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The imposition of liability on one person for the actions of another, based solely on a relationship between the two persons.
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Vicarious Liability
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As used in this chapter, a statement signed by an adult aht releases the supervisor of an activity in which the signer is participating from liability for any negligent act resulting in injury to the signer.
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Waiver of Liability
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