Al hires Bob to move his furniture to his new house. On the day of the move, Bob does not feel like moving furniture, so he asks his friend Chuck to move the furniture. Chuck decides to leave before completing the move in order to watch a football game on TV. Al has to delay his move and hire another mover at a higher price. Al wants to sue Bob to recover for his damages. Given these facts, Al will most likely:

a. win, because Bob's duty to Al was not delegable.

b. lose, because it was Chuck, not Bob, who failed to fulfill his duty to Al.

c. lose, because he failed to insist on Bob's performance.

d. win, because Bob is liable to Al.

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Madden Johnston

18 July, 18:47

Al hires Bob to move his furniture to his new house. On the day of the move, Bob does not feel like moving furniture, so he asks his friend Chuck to move the furniture. Chuck decides to leave before completing the move in order to watch a football game on TV. Al has to delay his move and hire another mover at a higher price. Al wants to sue Bob to recover for his damages. Given these facts, Al will most likely:

a. win, because Bob's duty to Al was not delegable.

b. lose, because it was Chuck, not Bob, who failed to fulfill his duty to Al.

c. lose, because he failed to insist on Bob's performance.

d. win, because Bob is liable to Al.

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Aydin Parsons · Answer 1

Given these facts, Al will most likely win, because Bob is liable to Al.

Explanation:

When Al planned to move his furniture he directly hires Al, and he is the one who is responsible of the completion of the activity for which he was hired, then when Bob decides not to do the activity and ask someone else to do it, he continues to be the responsible person of the job, and as the responsible person, he has to respond to the sue.