Jose,a migrant worker who lived in a mobile home with six other workers,died in a fire in the home.The smoke alarm did not go off,and he was trapped in the bedroom.The state had a law that required dwellings to be equipped with smoke detectors and that they be maintained.Jose's widow can sue the owner of the mobile home under ___.

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If the actions cause injury of the kind the statute was designed to protect against,and if the person who is injured is within the group of people the statute was designed to protect,then the defendant is presumed negligent per se.

Jose,a Migrant Worker Who Lived in a Mobile Home with Six