Driving a car negligently, rollo crashes into a pole. the pole falls smashing through the roof of a house, killing silky. But for rollo's negligence, silky would not have died. regarding the death the crash is the

Cause in Fact

Hortense, a salesperson for Idling corp, causes a car accident while on business. hortens and Idling are liable to 

Only those whose injuries could have been reasonabley foreseen.

Resource mining company engages in blasting operations. This is subject to strict liablility because

Blasting is a dangerous activity 

To protect its customers and other business invitees, Grocers Market must warn them of 

hidden dangers

Major Construction, Inc. (MCI), uses dynamite in its projects. Neil stores household chemicals in the garage. Most likely liable for any injury caused by an abnormally dangerous activity is 

Curt owns Destruction Corporation (DC), a demolition company. A demolition company by a DC crew injures Elise, a passerby. Under the doctrine of strict liability, Curt must pay for Elise's injury

whether or not the crew was at fault

Stefano, an engineer, supervises the construction of a new house. When the house collapses due to faulty construction, the injured parties sue Stefano. As a professional, he is held to the same standard of care as 

other engineers

Gail Hires Harry to design an office building. Dissatisfied with the look of the building, Gail sues Harry for negligence. Harry can successfully defend against the suit by showing that he 

did not injure Gail

Lara enters Marathon, an athletic competition. Regarding the risk of injury, Lara assumes

all of the risks normally associated with the event