15. The legal effect of the presence of a superseding event is that:

The plaintiff and defendant will share liability.

The burden of proof shifts from the plaintiff to the defendant

Intent must be proven in addition to the elements of negligence.

The defendant is not liable even if the plaintiff has proved all the elements of negligence.

None of the choices.

16. Because of the Takings Clause of the U. S. Constitution, what are the two requirements when the government wishes to take someone's private property?

a.The property must be necessary for the provision of an essential public service and the landowner must receive the fair market value of the property plus costs of relocation.

b.None of these choices is necessary.

c.The government must record the transfer and must complete the transaction within thirty days of making the demand.

d. Both "The government must record the transfer and must complete the transaction within thirty days of making the demand" and "The government must be taking the property for public use and must pay the landowner just compensation".

e.The government must be taking the property for public use and must pay the landowner just compensation.