Henry Fields hired Destroy Inc., a demolition company, to level an old building on a busy downtown lost. Destroy Inc. was given full reign to decide the amount of explosives needed and the placement of the charges. Security for the site on the day of the explosion was contracted out to a private security firm. When the appointed day arrived, the building was brought down. However, the building fell in a slightly different direction than anticipated by Destroy Inc. Numerous pieces of adjoining property, both real and personal, were severely damaged. Henry Fields claims that the use of an independent contractor such as Destroy Inc., has insulated him from liability. Do you agree or disagree with Henry Fields claim? Explain.
Henry Fields hired Destroy Inc., a demolition company, to level an old building on a busy downtown lost. Destroy Inc. was given full reign to decide the amount of explosives needed and the placement of the charges. Security for the site on the day of the explosion was contracted out to a private security firm. When the appointed day arrived, the building was brought down. However, the building fell in a slightly different direction than anticipated by Destroy Inc. Numerous pieces of adjoining property, both real and personal, were severely damaged. Henry Fields claims that the use of an independent contractor such as Destroy Inc., has insulated him from liability. Do you agree or disagree with Henry Fields claim? Explain.
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