Carl parked his car on a steep hill, leaving the car in neutral and failing to engage the emergency parking brake. The car rolled down the hill and crashed into the garage door of Chase’s house, damaging the door beyond repair.
Can Chase recover damages from Carl for the damage to his garage door?
Yes, because Carl was negligent in parking the car.
Yes, if Carl is the owner of the car because he left the car unattended and is responsible for any damage caused by the car.
No, because it is not essential to engage the emergency parking brake to safely park a car.
No, because the car’s rolling down the hill was unforeseeable.