Question

Jana leaves her truck’s motor running while she enters a Kwik-Pik Store. The truck’s transmission
engages, and the vehicle crashes into a gas pump, starting a fire the spreads to a warehouse on the next
block. The warehouse collapses, causing its billboard to fall and injure Lou, a bystander. Can Lou
recover from Jana? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Question-Jana leaves her truck’s motor running while she enters a Kwik-Pik Store. The truck’s transmission
engages, and the vehicle crashes into a gas pump, starting a fire the spreads to a warehouse on the next
block. The warehouse collapses, causing its billboard to fall and injure Lou, a bystander. Can Lou
recover from Jana? Why or why not?

Answer- Lou can sue Jana, as jana being a truck owner had the duty of care which she breached and she was irresponsible towards the duty of reasonable care so Lou can file a case a of negligence against Jana and can recover from jana if he is capable of proving the same.