Sandra filed a lawsuit seeking money damages for emotional distress, aggravation of a pre-existingheart condition, and a resulting heart attack she claimed was caused by insulting language from acashier at Food 4 All Stores. Specifically, Sandra alleged that after she asked a cashier the price ofrutabaga, he replied by stating. "If you want to know the price, you'll have to find out the best wayyou can... by the way, you stink to me." She claimed the language was malicious or grossly recklessand said with intent to inflict great mental and emotional injury to her. In her lawsuit, against thecashier and the market, the likely result will be:O No answer text provided.O A. Sandra should lose because the statement about Sandra stinking was only an opinion, and no reasonableperson would consider it to be true.O B. Sandra should win because she was an "egg shell" plaintiff who had a pre-existing condition, and thestatement actually triggered severe emotional distress and a heart attack.OC. The cashier and market should lose, because it is reasonably foreseeable that saying a customer stinkscould cause a person with a pre-existing condition like Sandra to suffer a heart attack and severe emotionaldistress.O D. The cashier and market should win, because a reasonable person hearing the comment would not considerthe comment about stinking so outrageous as to result in a severe emotional reaction and a heart attack.

Answer is option C which states The cashier and market should lose, because it is reasonably…

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