Kyla negligently starts a fire in a back of her restaurant. Lou is a customer at the restaurant. When he sees the flames filling the kitchen area, he rushes back to the kitchen to help put them out and to help get the kitchen staff out of harm's way. In the process Lou suffers some serious burn. If he sues Kyla, Kyla will:

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The "danger invites rescue" doctrine means that if someone's negligence created a dangerous situation and someone else voluntarily tries to rescue someone from the danger and gets injured in the process, the negligent person can be held liable for the rescuer's injuries. Therefore, Kyla would be liable for Lou's injuries because he was trying to rescue others from the fire that she negligently started. Choices A, B, D and E are incorrect because they do not take into account the specific circumstances of this case.

Kyla Negligently Starts a Fire in a Back of Her