The Putrescible Food Company operates a plant that processes and packages a wide variety of foods, including

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The Putrescible Food Company operates a plant that processes and packages a wide variety of foods, including meats and vegetables. In the course of doing so, it generates a large amount of waste product. It has long been in the habit of burying that waste in a ravine that is located just inside the boundary of its property. (A residential district is situated on the other side of the ravine.) The company knew that the buried waste might generate methane gas, but did nothing to prevent that from happening. Consequently, an invisible cloud of that gas recently drifted out of the ravine, across the company's property, and into the nearby residential district. Alonzo suffered terrible injuries after striking a match to light a cigar. The flame from the match ignited the cloud of gas and caused a fireball that engulfed him. At the time of the accident, Alonzo was standing on a public street in front of his house. Which of the torts, if any, discussed in this chapter provides him with the best possibility of successfully suing the Putrescible Food Company? Explain your answer.

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Managing the Law The Legal Aspects of Doing Business

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Authors: Mitchell McInnes, Ian R. Kerr, J. Anthony VanDuzer

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