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Sean, a minor, operates a one-man automobile repair shop. Salina, having heard of Sean's good work on other cars, takes her car (awesome BMW) to
Sean, a minor, operates a one-man automobile repair shop. Salina, having heard of Sean's good work on other cars, takes her car (awesome BMW) to Sean's shop for a thorough engine overhaul. Sean, while overhauling Salina's engine, carelessly fits an unsuitable piston ring on one of the pistons, with the result that Salina's engine is seriously damaged. Sean offers to return the sum that Salina paid him for his work, but refuses to make good the damage. Can Salina recover from Sean in tort for the damage to her engine? Why or why not? B) Salina became very depressed because her BMW was ruined. In fact, she even started drinking heavily with her friend Belinda. One night in August of 2022, while under the influence of alcohol, Salina punched Belinda and broke her nose (because Belinda said that James was a better basketball player than Air Jordan). Not surprisingly, their relationship has really deteriorated after this incident. On top of that, Salina owed $2,500 to Belinda for consulting services Belinda rendered to Salina. Salina did not dispute this debt, and the debt was due on October 30, 2022. In late September of 2022, the debt was still unpaid, and Belinda was suddenly in urgent need of ready cash. At that time, she told Salina that if she would pay $1,500 of the debt at once within one week, Belinda would release her from the balance. Salina paid $1,500 and stated to Belinda that all claims had been paid in full. In December of 2022, Belinda demanded the unpaid balance and subsequently sued Salina for $1,000. Result?
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