reasons for your decision. ing call be harmful to your health." How should this case be decided? Give Problem 18-3, page 218 Carefully examine each of the following situations and determine whether a tort has been committed. If activity for which strict liability a. Jose trips over his untied shoelace w there is a tort, do you think it is an intentional wrong, an act of negligence, or an should be imposed? Give your reasons. hile running to catch a bus, breaking his ankle. b. Mr. Slifko buys a strong painkiller at the drugstore and takes the capsules according to the di rections on the package. He has an extremely bad reaction to the drug and has to be taken to the hospital. c. Chen drinks too much alcohol at the office Christmas party. His supervisor, Ruth, advises him to take a taxi home, but he thinks he will be okay if he drives slowly. Not noticing a stop sign, he strikes and kills a pedestrian crossing the street Problem 18-4, page 220 a. Whom should Mrs. Hightower sue for damages? Why? b. Which possible defendant is likely to have the deepest pockets? c. Who, if anyone, was at fault in this case? Give your reasons