Chapter 13, End of Chapter, Questions, Exercise 10 Page 265 Adrian rents a bicycle from Barbara. The bicycle rental contract Adrian signed provides that Barbara
Chapter 13, End of Chapter, Questions, Exercise 10 Page 265 Adrian rents a bicycle from Barbara. The bicycle rental contract Adrian signed provides that Barbara is not liable for any injury to the renter caused by any defect in the bicycle or the negligence of Barbara. Injured when she is involved in an accident due to Barbara's improper maintenance of the bicycle, Adrian sues Barbara for her damages. Will Barbara be protected from liability by the provision in their contract? Explain. ExplanationChapter 13, End of Chapter, Case Problems, Exercise 13 Page 255 _ H \"'5 Carolyn Murphy, a welfare recipient with very limited education and with four minor children, responded to an advertisement that offered the opportunity to purchase televisions without a deposit or credit history. She entered into a rent-to-own contract for a twenty-five-inch console color television set that required seventy-eight weekly payments of $16.00 (a total of $1,248, which was two and one-half times the retail value of the set). Under the contract, the renter could terminate the agreement by returning the television and forfeiting any payments already made. After Murphy had paid $436 on the television, she read a newspaper article criticizing the lease plan. She stopped payment and sued the television company. The television company has attempted to take possession of the set. Decision? Chapter 14, End of Chapter, Questions, Exercise 1 Page 279 Michael, a minor, operates a one-man automobile repair shop. Anderson, having heard of Michael's good work on other cars, takes her car to Michael's shop for a thorough engine overhaul. Michael, while overhauling Anderson's engine, carelessly fits an unsuitable piston ring on one of the pistons, with the result that Anderson's engine is seriously damaged. Michael offers to return the sum that Anderson paid him for his work, but refuses to pay for the damage. Can Anderson recover from Michael in tort for the damage to her engine? Why or why not?L Chapter 14, End of Chapter, Questions, Exercise 3 Page 280 F3 \"'3 Jones, a minor, owned a 2016 automobile. She traded it to Stone for a 2017 car. Jones went on a threeweek trip and found that the 2017 car was not as good as the 2016 car. She asked Stone to return the 2016 car but was told that it had been sold to Tate. Jones thereupon sued Tate for the return of the 2016 car. ls Jones entitled to regain ownership of the 2016 car? Explain. Chapter 14, End of Chapter, Case Problems, Exercise 10 Page 231 L F] \"(3 Langstraat, age seventeen, owned a motorcycle that he insured against liability with Midwest Mutual Insurance Company. He signed a notice of rejection attached to the policy indicating that he did not desire to purchase uninsured motorists' coverage from the insurance company. Later he was involved in an accident with another motorcycle owned and operated by a party who was uninsured. Langstraat now seeks to recover from the insurance company, asserting that his rejection was not a valid rejection because he is a minor. Can Langstraat recover from Midwest? Explain
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