The ____ is a principle that developed under contributory negligence to ensure that someone who is injured while coming to the rescue of another can recover from the person who negligently caused the situation.

The ____ is a principle that developed under contributory negligence to ensure that someone who is injured while coming to the rescue of another can recover from the person who negligently caused the situation.

• A. Rescue doctrine
• B. Good Samaritan rule
• C. Emergency doctrine
• D. Last clear chance

Answer: (A)

The rescue doctrine explains why a rescuer who is injured while saving someone can recover from the person whose negligent conduct created the danger. When someone’s negligence puts another in peril, a person who comes to the rescue is not automatically barred from recovery just because the rescuer may have been negligent themselves. If the rescuer acted reasonably and the peril arose from the negligent act, the person who caused the danger can be held liable for the rescuer’s injuries. This principle encourages people to help in emergencies without fearing denial of recovery due to contributory negligence. The other concepts don’t fit this situation. The Good Samaritan rule protects the rescuer from liability for ordinary negligence in giving aid but does not establish the rescuer’s right to recover from the negligent party. The emergency doctrine relies on the urgency of the situation to modify the standard of care, not on recovering damages by the rescuer. Last clear chance deals with who is at fault when both parties may be negligent, not with preserving a rescuer’s right to sue the person who created the peril.

The rescue doctrine explains why a rescuer who is injured while saving someone can recover from the person whose negligent conduct created the danger. When someone’s negligence puts another in peril, a person who comes to the rescue is not automatically barred from recovery just because the rescuer may have been negligent themselves. If the rescuer acted reasonably and the peril arose from the negligent act, the person who caused the danger can be held liable for the rescuer’s injuries. This principle encourages people to help in emergencies without fearing denial of recovery due to contributory negligence.

The other concepts don’t fit this situation. The Good Samaritan rule protects the rescuer from liability for ordinary negligence in giving aid but does not establish the rescuer’s right to recover from the negligent party. The emergency doctrine relies on the urgency of the situation to modify the standard of care, not on recovering damages by the rescuer. Last clear chance deals with who is at fault when both parties may be negligent, not with preserving a rescuer’s right to sue the person who created the peril.