Questions from Business Law

Q: Rebecca S. Dukat arrived at Mockingbird Lanes, a bowling alley

Rebecca S. Dukat arrived at Mockingbird Lanes, a bowling alley in Omaha, Nebraska, at approximately 6:00 P.M. to bowl in her league game. The bowling alley’s parking lot and adjacent sidewalk were cov...

Q: Edith Mitchell, accompanied by her thirteen-year-old daughter

Edith Mitchell, accompanied by her thirteen-year-old daughter, went through the checkout at Walmart and purchased several items. As they exited, the Mitchells passed through an electronic antitheft de...

Q: Olivo was in the hardware area of a department store. A

Olivo was in the hardware area of a department store. A security guard saw him look around, take a set of wrenches, and conceal it in his clothing. Olivo looked around once more and proceeded toward a...

Q: Section 7 (a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act

Section 7 (a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) provides (in relevant part) that [e]ach Federal agency shall, in consultation with and with the assistance of the Secretary (of the Interio...

Q: Alabama was one of only sixteen states that permitted commercial hazardous waste

Alabama was one of only sixteen states that permitted commercial hazardous waste landfills. From 1985 through 1989, the tonnage of hazardous waste received per year more than doubled. Of this, up to 9...

Q: Trans-Aire International, Inc. (TAI), converts ordinary

Trans-Aire International, Inc. (TAI), converts ordinary automotive vans into recreational vehicles. TAI had been installing carpet and ceiling fabrics in the converted vans with an adhesive made by th...

Q: John Connelly suffered personal injuries when a tire manufactured by Uniroyal failed

John Connelly suffered personal injuries when a tire manufactured by Uniroyal failed while his 1969 Opel Kadett was being operated on a highway in Colorado. Connelly’s father had purchased the automob...

Q: Western Rivers Fly Fisher (Western) operates under license of the

Western Rivers Fly Fisher (Western) operates under license of the U.S. Forest Service as an “outfitter,” a corporation in the business of arranging fishing expeditions on the Green River in Utah. Mich...

Q: Sonenberg Company managed Westchester Manor Apartments through its on-site property

Sonenberg Company managed Westchester Manor Apartments through its on-site property manager, Judith. Manor Associates Limited Partnership, whose general partner is Westchester Manor, Ltd., owned the c...

Q: Chaiken entered into separate but nearly identical agreements with Strazella and Spitzer

Chaiken entered into separate but nearly identical agreements with Strazella and Spitzer to operate a barber shop. Under the terms of the “partnership” agreements, Chaiken would provide barber chairs,...