Burning leaves in his backyard

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Peter was burning leaves in his backyard. One of the burning leaves was lifted by the wind into Cleveland's yard next door. It landed on the lawn mower which exploded, setting fire to the wooden lawn furniture. Peter's best argument against liability to Cleveland would be:

A. the leaf was not a substantial factor in causing the damage.

B. the gasoline in the lawn mower is a supervening cause of the damage.

C. it was not foreseeable that the lawn mower would explode.

D. the damage was not caused by the leaf but by the gasoline.

Reference no: EM13332095

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