Case Study: Business Law

Assignment fact pattern:

Kristi was late for work on her first day.  Wanting to set a good impression, she felt she had to find a way to make it to the hotel on time.  As she is walking down the street, she saw a bicycle on Mariah’s lawn.  Mariah owed Kristi $80 but had never paid her.  Kristi decided if she were to ride the bike to work, she may not be that late.  Plus, Kristi figured the bike was worth about what Mariah owed her and it would only be fair for her to borrow the bike.  Kristi walked onto Mariah’s lawn, picked up the bike, and rode it to work.

Kristi made it to work with just a minute to spare.  She jumped off the bike and ran into the office building.  However, in jumping off the bike, she also flung it down the sidewalk.  Jolie, who was not late to work but was outside enjoying a cigarette, saw the bike come flying at her.  Jolie tried to move out of the way but was hit in the leg by the bicycle.  The result of the incident was a broken leg for Jolie.

As Kristi ran into work, she slipped and fell on a puddle of water.  Brittany, the office janitor had just mopped the floor.  However, she failed to put down a wet floor sign to warn those entering the building.  As a result of the fall, Kristi suffered a sprained