Choose the right option of the answer and give your reasons

1. Negligence / Intentional tort

Exercise 1 of 2

Jane is shopping in a supermarket. She turns suddenly to say hello to a neighbor, loses her balance and falls down, breaking her elbow. Can she recover her medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering costs from the supermarket?

A. Yes, because the supermarket is responsible for everything that happens in its aisles.

B. No, because the supermarket didn’t do or fail to do anything that resulted in Jane’s fall.

C. No, because the supermarket owed no duty of care to Jane.

Exercise 2 of 2

Jane is shopping in the supermarket. She turns the corner of the aisle and slips on some milk that has been spilled on the floor by a customer. A customer had reported the spill to an employee five minutes earlier, but the manager had decided he needed all his staff on the checkout lines and hadn’t gotten around to assigning anyone to clean it up before Jane fell. Can Jane recover her medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering costs from the supermarket?

A. Yes, because the supermarket owes a duty of care to its customers, and it breached that duty when its staff failed to remove a known hazard.

B. No, because the supermarket can’t be held responsible when its customers spill milk.

C. Yes, because the supermarket is insured and the insurance company can afford to cover the loss better than the customer can.