首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A century ago in the United States, when an individual brought suit against a company, public opinion tended to protect that com
A century ago in the United States, when an individual brought suit against a company, public opinion tended to protect that com
admin
2019-08-27
55
问题
A century ago in the United States, when an individual brought suit against a company, public opinion tended to protect that company. But perhaps this phenomenon was most striking in the case of the railroads. Nearly half of all negligence cases decided through 1896 involved railroads. And the railroads usually won.
Most of the cases were decided in state courts, when the railroads had the climate of the times on their sides. Government supported the railroad industry; the progress railroads represented was not to be slowed down by requiring them often to pay damages to those unlucky enough to be hurt working for them.
Court decisions always went against railroad workers. Mr. Farwell, an engineer, lost his right hand when a switchman’s negligence ran his engine off the track. The court reasoned that since Farwell had taken the job of an engineer voluntarily at good pay, he had accepted the risk. Therefore the accident, though avoidable had the switchmen acted carefully, was a "pure accident". In effect a railroad could never be held responsible for injury to one employee caused by the mistake of another.
In one case where a Pennsylvania Railroad worker had started a fire at a warehouse and the fire had spread several blocks, causing widespread damage, a jury found the company responsible for all the damage. But the court overturned the jury’s decision because it argued that the railroad’s negligence was the immediate cause of damage only to the nearest buildings. Beyond them the connection was too remote to consider.
As the century wore on, public sentiment began to turn against the railroads — against their economic and political power and high fares as well as against their callousness (无情) toward individuals.
The following aroused public resentment EXCEPT______.
选项
A、political power
B、high fares
C、economic loss
D、indifference
答案
C
解析
根据文中最后一段的“As the century wore on,public sentiment began to turn against the railroads—against their economic and political power and high fares as well as against their callousness(无情)toward individuals.”可知,随着20世纪的渐渐逝去,公众舆论开始不利于铁路公司——开始反对他们在经济和政治上的权力、高票价以及他们对个人的冷漠无情。据此可知,引起公众不满的因素中不包括经济损失,C项正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/lzTO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Socialchangeismorelikelytooccurinsocietieswherethereisamixtureofdifferentkindsofpeoplethaninsocietieswhere
AstheAmericanworkforcegetsgrayer,agediscriminationwilllikelybecomeamoreprominentissueinthecourts.Itis,ofcou
Lawsofcompulsiveschoolingfunnelchildrenintoschoolataprescribedageirrespectiveofwhethertheyareready.Manypa
Parentsoftenfacedthe______betweendoingwhattheyfeltwasgoodforthedevelopmentofthechildandwhattheycouldstandby
Booksaretomankindwhatmemoryistoindividual.Theycontainthehistoryofourrace,thediscoverieswehavemade,theaccum
Duringrecentyearswehaveheardmuchabout"race":howthisracedoescertainthingsandthatracebelievescertainthingsand
WorldTradeOrganizationDirector-generalRenatoRuggieropredictedthattheWTOwouldboostglobalincomesby$1trillionint
Thewordscienceisheardsoofteninmoderntimesthatalmosteverybodyhassomenotionofitsmeaning.Ontheotherhand,its
Therearesomeverybeautifully______glasswindowsinthechurch.
Allthekeywordsinthearticleareprintedin______typesoastoattractreaders’attention.
随机试题
孕妇25岁,孕1产0,40周临产,宫口开全已1小时20分钟,估计胎儿3000g,胎头先露,胎头位于坐骨棘水平下3cm,胎方位LOA,胎膜已破,羊水清,胎心140次/分钟。此孕妇处于产程中哪一个阶段
肝藏血与脾统血的共同生理功能是()
流行性腮腺炎的诊断依据是()。
香港特别行政区行政长官在当地通过选举或协商产生,由()任命。
基金财产不得用于下列( )投资或活动。
某快速消费品企业湖北销售分公司在年终接到一些地级市经销商的投诉,反映沙市经销商多次窜货到他们区域。分公司经过调查,拿到了其窜货的证据,却对如何处罚该经销商感到为难。按照合同,可以扣除其一个季度的返利。但对于快速消费品的大经销商来说,经销利润比较薄
【光复会】中国社科院2014年中国近现代史真题
在最终的模型中任何一个不确定联系必须被转化成______。A)标定型联系B)非标定型联系C)分类联系D)确定联系
Fromthe1880stothe1930s,thetextileindustryinJapanemployedoverhalfofallworkers,mostoftheminthethreemajorbr
Hewasfinedbythetrafficpolicemanforherodehisbicycleonthe______sideofthestreet.
最新回复
(
0
)