Business Law

Steve Simple is a pledge in" rel="nofollow">in Zeta Iota Tau (ZIT) fraternity at Min" rel="nofollow">inor State Teachers College (MSTC). As part of his pledge duties, he is sent to climb the campus water tower to repain" rel="nofollow">int the fraternity's Greek letters, which had faded in" rel="nofollow">in the last year. (The tower has been covered, virtually throughout its existence, with graffiti placed on it by students.) The night Steve climbs the tower a tremendous thunderstorm is in" rel="nofollow">in progress, makin" rel="nofollow">ing the steps quite slippery and exposin" rel="nofollow">ing anyone climbin" rel="nofollow">ing the tower to a great danger of bein" rel="nofollow">ing hit by lightnin" rel="nofollow">ing. Fortified by a six-pack of warm Hudepohl beer ($1.89 at the local convenience store), Steve nonetheless decides to make the attempt. Unfortunately, Steve is electrocuted halfway up the tower by a short circuit in" rel="nofollow">in the tower's pumpin" rel="nofollow">ing mechanism. The short circuit was the result of a failure to perform proper main" rel="nofollow">intenance (this bein" rel="nofollow">ing deferred by MSTC so that it could pay higher faculty salaries) and was somethin" rel="nofollow">ing that had happened before (although only pigeons had been fried in" rel="nofollow">in the past). Write an essay on the potential liability of all parties in" rel="nofollow">in this case.