Case # 1: Bill and Sal worked for Mrs. Greenlawn, a lawn-care company. One morning they attended at a new customer's residence. While in the process of applying fertilizer to the lawn, the boys mistakenly applied strong weed killer that caused the grass to turn brown and die. The boys failed to follow the employer's directive that they double check to ensure that fertilizer was being used. The owner of Mrs. Greenlawn apologized to the homeowner but indicated that it was not her fault and she would not be paying for the costs of sodding the entire lawn. Answer the following questions.

What are the main legal issues or nature of this complaint? Why?

Explain the arguments and defenses each side will have.

What is likely to be the outcome of such a lawsuit?

Explain any appropriate remedy if the action is partly or wholly successful.

Case # 2: Clark was at Computerheaven Ltd. and asked for a box of the highest-grade computer paper. Don, an employee, went to the back to get it, but he didn't know which of the five choices available was the best grade of paper. He took out a box of paper called "superstuff" and told Clark that was the highest-grade paper, even though he wasn't sure it was. Clark bought it. On the way out, Clark, a successful freelance computer programmer for the last five years, asked Don some questions about a new laser printer on display. Don started giving Clark his sales pitch, and Clark said with a smile, "I don't think you know what you're talking about." Don flushed and yelled, "You go to %^&%! You call yourself a programmer and you don't know anything about programming. You're a first-class fraud!" A client of Clark's overheard this conversation. Clark called Don a "jerk" and turned to go. As he was walking out the door, Don threw a hard disk drive at him and hit Clark in the back of the head and hurt him. After 1 week of suffering headache and not being able to work, Clark complained. Answer the following questions.

What is the main legal issue or nature of this complaint? Why?

Explain the arguments and defenses each side will have.

What is likely to be the outcome of such a lawsuit?

Explain any appropriate remedy if the action is successful.