Sullivan and his friend Williams were having a quiet drink together one evening in the Tennessee Tavern when they got into an argument with four men at the next table, who had obviously had a fair amount to drink and were looking for a fight. There was a brief scuffle when one of the four men attacked Sullivan. The scuffle was broken up by two members of the tavern staff.

The tavern owner had the four men ejected by the back door of the tavern. He then told Sullivan and Williams to leave by the front door. They did so, only to be confronted by the four, who viciously attacked them, causing serious injury to Sullivan. Sullivan brought an action against the owner of the tavern, alleging that he was partly responsible for causing the injuries.

Should Sullivan succeed?

(This is a discussion question where you only need to discuss if the owner is partly responsible for the situation or not and why. There is no need to put any numbers or graphs, just theory would do, which should be backed by business laws concerning this case. Thank you.)