Based on your knowledge of employer and employee responsibility and negligence, read the following passage and
determine which statement is the most likely result of this situation.
the abc security company has been contracted to provide security guard sendices at the big city football complex. a
season ticket holder, mr. jones, attends the season's opening game with his wife and three sons. seated two rows
behind jones are three intoxicated male fans who begin shouting obscenities and throwing popcorn. mr. jones notices
a security guard within earshot standing in the aisle watching the game and not paying attention to the loud, intoxicated
fans. jones and his wife are concerned about the behavior of the three fans and politely ask them to stop throwing
popcorn and cursing in front of their sons. the three men refuse and tell mr. jones to mind his own business. mr. jones
asks the security guard for . the guard tells jones that he's trying to catch a bit of the game, and the guard walks
away to get closer to the game. the three men throw more popcorn and yell directly at mr. jones, and a melee breaks
out with yelling and pushing by mr. jones and the three men. the three men pull jones over the seat and begin
punching and kicking him. mrs. jones yells for the security guard, who comes over and breaks up the fight. mr. jones
has sustained two broken ribs and a broken nose and had two teeth knocked out. jones files a lawsuit against the abc
security company and the security guard, claiming that the company and the guard did not control the crowd, because
the security guard was within earshot of the initial yelling and was asked by mr. jones for before the assault, but
the guard refused and continued to watch the game without .