Questions from Business Law

Q: Larry VanEgdom, in an intoxicated state, bought alcoholic beverages from

Larry VanEgdom, in an intoxicated state, bought alcoholic beverages from the Hudson Municipal Liquor Store in Hudson, South Dakota. An hour later, VanEgdom, while driving a car, struck and killed Guy...

Q: Carolyn Falgout accompanied William Wardlaw as a social guest to Wardlaw's brother's

Carolyn Falgout accompanied William Wardlaw as a social guest to Wardlaw's brother's camp. After both parties had consumed intoxicating beverages, Falgout walked onto a pier that was then only partial...

Q: Martha invites John to lunch. Martha knows her private road is

Martha invites John to lunch. Martha knows her private road is dangerous to travel, having been heavily eroded by recent rains. She doesn't warn John of the condition, reasonably believing that he wil...

Q: Joseph Yania, coal strip-mine operator, and Boyd Ross

Joseph Yania, coal strip-mine operator, and Boyd Ross visited a coal strip-mining operation owned by John Bigan to discuss a business matter with Bigan. On Bigan’s property there were several cuts and...

Q: Nathan is run over by a car and left lying in the

Nathan is run over by a car and left lying in the street. Sam, seeing Nathan's helpless state, places him in his car for the purpose of taking him to the hospital. Sam drives negligently into a ditch,...

Q: Vance was served liquor while he was an intoxicated patron of the

Vance was served liquor while he was an intoxicated patron of the Clear Air Force Station Non-Commissioned Officers' Club. He later injured himself as a result of his intoxication. An Alaska state sta...

Q: A statute requires all vessels traveling on the Great Lakes to provide

A statute requires all vessels traveling on the Great Lakes to provide lifeboats. One of Winston Steamship Company's boats is sent out of port without a lifeboat. Perry, a sailor, falls overboard in a...

Q: Lionel is negligently driving an automobile at excessive speed. Reginald’s negligently

Lionel is negligently driving an automobile at excessive speed. Reginald’s negligently driven car crosses the center line of the highway and scrapes the side of Lionel’s car, damaging its fenders. As...

Q: Ellen, the owner of a baseball park, is under a

Ellen, the owner of a baseball park, is under a duty to the entering public to provide a reasonably sufficient number of screened seats to protect those who desire such protection against the risk of...

Q: CC Railroad is negligent in failing to give warning of the approach

CC Railroad is negligent in failing to give warning of the approach of its train to a crossing and thereby endangers Larry, a blind man who is about to cross. Mildred, a bystander, in a reasonable eff...