Question: Assume the same facts as in question 7. Abe has a drinking problem. Felix, who doesnt drink, has repeatedly warned Abe not to drive the
Assume the same facts as in question 7. Abe has a drinking problem. Felix, who doesnt drink, has repeatedly warned Abe not to drive the school bus routes to Friendly Elementary School while drunk. Think of the kids, you lousy drunk, Felix admonished him recently. Youre a scoundrel, and whats worse, I believe you steal. Nonetheless, Abe gets drunk that night. The next morning, he has a few more drinks to take the edge off. Then he showers, grabs three beers for the road, fires up the school bus and roars down the highway, picking up the kids by twos and threes for the drive to school. Soon thereafter, Abe enters a drunken hallucination, seeing a family of aardvarks playing with pots and pans and one tall ostrich in the middle of the road. Abe swerves and the bus plunges off an escarpment. No child dies, but several children are injured. Abe survives, walking away without a scratch. The parents sue and win a $7 million judgement. Abe has no assets. How much of the judgment must Felix pay? a. $7 million b. $3.5 million c. nothing because Felix was not negligent and because he met his duty by warning Abe to stay out of his cups while driving the school bus d. $5 million
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