If a statute establishing a reasonable person standard of conduct is found to be applicable to a fact situation,then the courts will hold that an unexcused violation of that statute which causes an injury to another is:
A) strict liability.
B) res ipsa loquitur.
C) negligence per se.
D) assumption of the risk.

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When a statute establishing a reasonable person standard of conduct is applicable to a situation, a violation of that statute without excuse that causes injury to another is considered negligence per se. This means that the defendant is presumed negligent and the burden shifts to them to prove they were not negligent.

If a Statute Establishing a Reasonable Person Standard of Conduct