BUL 3130 FSU Fire Incident at a Gas Station Case Study

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Course Assignment
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5. This Case Study is worth 70 points toward your total points.
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1. Your score will be determined using the Critical Legal Thinking Case
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assignment. You should also consult the Critical Legal Thinking “How-
to” rubric and the example case in the Critical Legal Thinking Case
Assignments of the Syllabus.
2. Your score will be determined by evaluation of your substantive
content. Your analysis and solutions must be based on the principles
of law, ethics, and business – not on your opinions. You MUST describe
how application of the principles to the key facts support your
determination of the issues, in other words, you need to show the
reasoning behind your decision.
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met. You must demonstrate that you recognize the key facts in this
case. List the key facts individually. Do NOT simply repeat or retype
the factual scenario.
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Ron supervises delivery of flowers for a wholesale distributor of fresh
flowers, Flowers. Inc. In order to accommodate one of the company’s
best customers, Ron offers to immediately rush a delivery of fresh
peonies. All of the delivery trucks are currently out on delivery. Ron
directs an employee, Ruth, to use her own vehicle to deliver the
flowers.
Ruth carelessly parks her car on a steep hill, leaving the car in neutral
and failing to engage the parking brake. The car rolls down the hill,
knocking down an electric line. The sparks from the broken line ignite
a grass fire. The fire spreads until it reaches a gasoline station one
mile away. There is a tanker truck off-loading gasoline to the station’s
gas tanks. The fire ignites the gasoline being pumped into the tanks,
and one of the tanks explodes, causing part of the station structure to
fall on and injure a passing motorist, Jim.
1. Can Jim recover damages from Ruth; from Flowers’ Inc? Why or why
not?
2. Identify the cause of action. Discuss each element of the cause of
action, and relate them to your assessment of whether Jim has a
cause of action against Ruth.
3. Discuss the legal doctrine under which Jim might also recover from
Flowers, Inc.
Draft your response.