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Bridgman is a candy maker who uses machines that generate noise and vibration. Sturges is a doctor next door whose consulting room is on the boundary of Bridgman's property and so is affected by the noise and vibration. The court has granted the doctor an injunction that prevents Bridgman from using his machinery. Assume that the transaction costs required for Bridgman and Sturges to get together and bargain are negligible. Based on this information, which of the following statements is correct?

a. Sturges will pay Bridgman to reduce the production level of candies.
b. If the court ruled that Bridgman had the right to produce candies, then Sturges would have had to close his surgery.
c. Bridgman will have to close down his firm.
d. None of the listed answers is correct.
e. The court's role was to establish the initial property rights of the two parties.


Sagot :

Based on this information the correct statement is that the court's role was to establish the initial property rights of the two parties.

  • The answer to this question is option e.

Given that both this doctor and the candy maker have the sole rights to their properties, the property right gives them the right to keep others away from their properties.

If this court is stopping the candy maker from doing business, then the court is against his property right. Therefore the court first had to establish the initial rights here.

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