An Iowa state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in specific condition for the protection of patrons.Jack's Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment.Keely,a patron,is injured.Jack's has committed
A)a violation of a dram shop act.
B)negligence per se.
C)res ipsa loquitur.
D)a violation of a Good Samaritan statute.

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Negligence per se occurs when a defendant violates a statute or regulation that was enacted to protect a certain class of people, and then a member of that class is injured as a result of the violation. In this case, the Iowa state statute required amusement parks to maintain equipment in a specific condition for the protection of patrons, and Jack's Fun Park failed to do so, resulting in Keely's injury. Therefore, Jack's is guilty of negligence per se.

An Iowa State Statute Requires Amusement Parks to Maintain Equipment