BUBL 201- BUSINESS LAW

QUESTION 1 The Big Red Traveling (BRT) Carnival is in town. Tony arrives at 8:00 P.M., parks in the lot, and is robbed at gunpoint by a man who beats him and escapes with his money. There are several police officers on the carnival grounds, but no officer is in the parking lot at the time of the robbery. Tony sues, claiming that brighter lighting and more police in the lot would have prevented the robbery. There has never before been any violent crimerobbery, beating, or other incidentat any BRT carnival. BRT claims it had no duty to protect Tony from this harm. Who is likely to win?

QUESTION 2 Bill and Diane are hiking in the woods. Diane walks down a hill to fetch fresh water. Bill meets a stranger, who introduces herself as Katrina. Bill sells a kilo of cocaine to Katrina, who then flashes a badge and mentions how much she enjoys her job at the Drug Enforcement Agency. Diane, heading back to camp with the water, meets Freddy, a motorist whose car has overheated. Freddy is late for a meeting where he expects to make a $30 million profi t; hes desperate for water for his car. He promises to pay Diane $500 tomorrow if she will give him the pail of water, which she does. Th e next day, Bill is in jail and Freddy refuses to pay for Dianes water. Explain the criminal law/civil law distinction and what it means to Bill and Diane. Who will do what to whom, with what results?