In: Operations Management
Upon leaving a local steakhouse, vegan protesters outside, not realizing the irony, throw eggs at you for supporting the meat industry. This is an example of:
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a legitimate expression under the 1st amendment |
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battery |
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assault |
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negligence |
If a person commits fraud to induce you into signing a contract, you might also be able to get ___________ damages.
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Special |
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Consequential |
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Punitive |
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Liquidated |
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Nominal |
You and your friends decide to race motorcycles. A little kid runs out into the road and you hit him, falling off of your motorcycle and breaking your leg. The kid gets up and laughs at you. The kid’s mom sues you for negligence. Will she win her lawsuit?
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Yes, under strict liability doctrine |
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Yes, you have a duty to the kid not to race on the street |
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No, because you got hurt |
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No, there are no damages |
When one party lacks capacity it makes the contract void.
True
False
You buy a bowling ball from the bowling Alley. As you’re taking it to the car it rips through the cardboard box it was packaged in and lands on your foot, breaking it. Can you successfully sue?
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Yes, the bowling alley was negligent for selling heavy bowling balls |
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No, you can only sue for unjust enrichment |
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No, heavy bowling balls are a gravely known danger |
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Yes, there was a defect in packaging |
Answer of Question 1 - (4) negligence
Explanation - Because negligence is situation where person act as careless manner and result of getting someone hurt or property damaged.Here, Vegan protester not realizing the irony and threw the egg.
Answer of Question 2 - (5) nominal
Explanation - Nominal damages are the damage,where legal wrong was occurred but there is no financial loss as result of that legal wrong.Here, person commits fraud by induce you into signing a contract.but, there is no financial loss is happen.
Answer of Question 3 - (3) No, because you got hurt.
Explanation - Under the negligence claim the plaintiff must showed that they are injured by the defendant in the accident.But, here Plaintiff kid is good but the defendant get the injury.So, kid mom will not win the lawsuit.
Answer of Question 4 - True
Explanation - Voidable contract means, when any party enter in the contract/ agreement is voidable if they have lack of capacity to enter in the contract in the first place.Voidable means any person who lacked in the capacity can either end the contract or the permit to go ahead as agreed on.