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Joe Is Going on a "Survival Hike" in the Desert

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Joe is going on a "survival hike" in the desert. He goes to a sporting goods store, describes the hike, and asks the salesman to select suitable hiking boots for him. The boots the salesman suggests are well made and are appropriate for normal hiking, but are not suitable for Joe's planned ordeal. Relying on the salesman's selection, Joe buys the boots. After he suffers personal injury because the boots prove inadequate for the survival hike, Joe sues the store. Joe can recover under:

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