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business law Essay Question: Ben and Jerry were skiing at Big Slope Resort when

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Essay Question: Ben and Jerry were skiing at Big Slope Resort when a sudden winter storm came up. It was Big Slope's policy to shut down the lift when the winds reached a certain velocity, after having an employee visually inspect each lift chair to make certain all skiers had left. Big Slope failed to do this, and Ben and Jerry were stranded for ten hours on the lift in a raging storm. They were suffering from frostbite and other ailments when they were finally rescued. What are the five elements of negligence that Ben and Jerry will have to prove in a negligence suit against Big Slope? In your answer, identify the facts from the problem that satisfy each element. 8.

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Explanation:

- Big slope failed to conduct a weather check of winter storm, normally winter storm is usual in winter, Big slope was supposed to check the weather at first place and would have stopped skiing for every customer. Big slope neglected to conduct a weather check for safeguard of customers.

- Big slope’s employee’s negligence to check all lift chairs in order to make sure that no customer is iin lift chair. It was duty of care of employee to check all lift car to make sure safety of passengers.

- Big slope’s inability to check weather report caused damage to Jerry and Ben; both have to suffer frostbite and other problem only because of Big slope’s inability to not check on bad weather.

- Big slope’s did not have any kind of facility that can rescue people who stuck in storm this was the duty of it to make sure safety of customer.

- Big failed to foresee the consequences of bad weather that ultimately caused Ben and Jerry these injuries.

Big slope was found of breach of duty of care by failing to check on winter storm, it was duty of care for big slope to make sure skiing stopped due to bad weather another breach, their employee failed check Ben and Jerry who were stuck on lift chair, They could have foresee the bad weather which ultimately caused injury and finally damage Jerry and Ben have to suffer due to their negligence.