BMGT 380 Lecture 7: 380-7 cases.docx

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Business and Management
• Course: BMGT 380
• Professor: Reyna

Document Summary

Mohammed and antoine have a relationship, are fighting. Robinson (bystander) sees them and tell the attendant (shukla). Shukla authorize pump one when no cars are there and after robinson told about the fighting women. (looked at them and just turned it on) Mohammed pulls antoine back to car and lights on fire and she later dies of burns: murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and arson. Negligence on chevron through respondeat superior of shukla (within scope of employment) got 2,625,000 instead of 3,500,000 because of negligence of antoine. Saw mo pulling antoine and something was wrong: saw they didn"t have a vehicle, robinson told there was a problem. Chevron says anotinne didn"t exhibit the care for negligence. Legal duty to protect others against unreasonable risks or harm. Legal connection because conduct and resulting injury. Low crime rate, police records, area surrounding, lack of previous crime (never witnessed a crime there before) Dr agreed he shouldn"t have authorized (fighting, no car)