Assume Macy’s Department Store hires AB Cleaning Co. to clean the floors of one of its stores for a negotiated sum. While cleaning the store’s floors, one of AB’s employees, Jerry, sloppily and negligently leaves a wet mop and a great deal of water on the floor, which causes Sam, a customer of Macy’s, to slip, fall and suffer serious injuries.
a) What is Sam’s legal relationship to Macy’s?
b) What is AB Cleaning Co. legal relationship to Macy’s?
c) Who among Jerry, AB Cleaning Co., and Macy’s are legally liable to Sam for his injuries?
d) Give a legal reason why each party is or is not legally liable to Sam?