George Runs a Baseball Equipment Supply Store

question 38

Essay

George runs a baseball equipment supply store. He specializes in supplying batting cages with new and used pitching machines. George sold Joan a used pitching machine for her softball team. Joan signs a lengthy contract in which George disclaims all liability and sells the machine to her "as is." These terms are in the same font as the rest of the text and not bolded, underlined, or otherwise highlighted. When Joan gets the machine to her house, it catches fire and burns down her garage. Is George potentially liable for the damage?

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Definitions:

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities within a single individual, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment.

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