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Project 1
Read the following case scenario.
Case Scenario: Foods, Inc., a large retail super market store that sells a variety of
products, has had an eventful week.
Part I:
There have been heavy rains in the area all week. On Wednesday, a ceiling tile that had
become wet from a leaking roof in Foods due to the heavy rain storms earlier in the
week fell and hit some bags of peanuts causing the nuts to spill across the store aisle.
Edie, a customer, entered the aisle, slipped on the peanuts and broke her leg and arm.
The manager of Foods was unaware of the leaking roof and the wet ceiling tile and
unaware that the peanuts had spilled onto the store floor.
Part II.
On Friday, a small group of political protestors carrying signs and quietly chanting were
marching back and forth the full length of the public sidewalk in front of Foods. Foods
encompasses the entire block by the public sidewalk with entry and exit doors located
directly in the center of the store building, and with privately owned parking in the
back of the store. Sometimes the protestors were at either of the two ends of the
sidewalk in front of Foods, and thus, not directly in front of the entry/exit door doors
to Foods. The protestors did not walk on or enter the private parking lot owned by
Foods; the protestors did not stop and congregate in front of the store or its
entry/exit doors at any time. The management of Foods believed that the protestors
were impeding the ingress and egress of customers into Foods end therefore
interfering with business. Foods called the police to have the protestors removed.
The police did not arrest the protestors but did require them to stop marching and
move away from Foods.
Assignment
Part I (2 Pages, double spaced):
A. How likely is Edie to win a negligence case against Foods for her injuries
resulting from slipping on the peanuts? Why?
B. Consider whether any, legal defense(s) could be raised by Foods. Are any legal
defenses likely to be successful in negating liability for Foods? Why or why not?
(Tip: Stick only to the facts in the case, do not assume any facts not given.)
Part II (2 Pages, double spaced):
A. The protestors want to sue the City for violation of their constitutional rights.
Specifically, what legal claim could the protestors sue for and why?
B. Could the protestors be convicted of trespassing against Foods? Why or why
not?
