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1. Jana leaves her truck's motor running while she enters a Kwik-Pik Store. The truck's transmission engages, and the vehicle crashes into a gas pump, starting a fire that spreads to a warehouse on the next block. The warehouse collapses, causing its billboard to fall and injure Lou, a bystander. Can Lou recover from Jana? Why or why not? 

2. Sun Airlines, Inc., prints on its tickets that it is not liable for any injury to a passenger caused by the airline's negligence. If the cause of an accident is found to be the airline's negligence, can it use the clause as a defense to liability? Why or why not? 

3. Greg contracts to build a barn for Haney, who pays Greg in advance. Greg completes only half of the work. Haney pays Ipwich $5,000.00 to finish the barn. If Haney Sue's Greg, what will be the measure of recovery? 

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