Author Question: Daisy was the owner of Bloomers, a garden shop. On the recommendation of a friend she hired Gordon, ... (Read 124 times)

amal · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Daisy was the owner of Bloomers, a garden shop. On the recommendation of a friend she hired Gordon, who was just out of jail, to assist her but really did not interview him. Gladys purchased plants labeled Basil and used them in her cooking but her entire family became seriously ill and had to be hospitalized. In fact the plant was semi-poisonous and was mislabeled by Gordon. Who is liable for the customer's illness?
A) Only Gordon is liable if his actions were criminal.
B) Only Daisy is liable based on a breach of care in hiring.
C) Gordon is liable based on his own negligence. And Daisy is liable based on a breach of care in hiring.
D) Only Gordon is liable because this was an intentional tort.

Question 2

What are brownfields?
A)Oil fields that have not yet been developed
B)Areas that require clean-up and remain unused because of the costs of clean-up
C)The property surrounding factories that polluted the air for so long that the ground has turned the color of the emissions
D)Superfund sites that have been cleaned up, but not sold or in use