Ravinder Is the Sole Proprietor of a Shoe Store

question 133

Multiple Choice

Ravinder is the sole proprietor of a shoe store. He is also a partner in a restaurant, which has recently been sued for negligence after many people got sick from the salmon Alfredo dinner special. Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The shoe store assets will only be available to the successful plaintiffs in the restaurant action if the shoe store is operated by Ravinder in conjunction with the restaurant.
• B) Because of the concept of limited liability, Ravinder can lose only what he has invested in the restaurant.
• C) The successful plaintiffs in the restaurant action can only go after the assets of the shoe store if Ravinder was the actual person who prepared the salmon Alfredo on the night in question.
• D) Although the successful plaintiffs in the restaurant action can go after Ravinder's personal assets, they cannot go after the assets of the shoe store because the shoe store is a separate legal entity from Ravinder.
• E) If the plaintiffs win their lawsuit against the restaurant, they can look to the assets of the shoe store to pay off the debt.

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